Reasons to Boinc on Windows?

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#1 Reasons to Boinc on Windows?

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Genuine constructive question, by the way, albeit from a Linux snob who makes schoolboy errors on Windows

Why would I run Windows on a machine dedicated to Boinc?
  1. Gerasim only runs on Windows
  2. NFS scores a little higher
  3. AMD drivers are easier / better
I think this is fool-proof but could you just try it for me please? • There are 10 types of people in the world; those who understand binary, and those who don’t
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#2 Re: Reasons to run Windows?

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  • It installs so easy on Windows
  • You do not need to bother with additional 32-bits libraries, dependencies, etc. whatsoever
  • Windows seems the default platform in BOINC land
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#3 Re: Reasons to Boinc on Windows?

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Ta. I've rephrased the original question in post #1 slightly.

And, believe me, it is Windows that is difficult / scary when you haven't really used it since Windows 3.1
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#4 Re: Reasons to Boinc on Windows?

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davidBAM wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:35 pm Ta. I've rephrased the original question in post #1 slightly.

And, believe me, it is Windows that is difficult / scary when you haven't really used it since Windows 3.1
Ta. I've rephrased the original answers in post #2 slightly.
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#5 Re: Reasons to run Windows?

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Dirk Broer wrote: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:31 pmWindows seems the default platform in BOINC land
And increasingly so. This page is getting shorter every year
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#6 Re: Reasons to Boinc on Windows?

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For most, doze is the default so appeals to the masses, plus no command line inputs unless you actually know what an operating system is. I use both, they are equal and equivalent. Doze plus nix under vbox is probably the default for most. The most surprising thing is that most people have android on their phones, which is nix, but feel most comfortable with doze on laptops etc, which is an approximation of nix / android. Humans .....
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