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#1 theSkyNet SourceFinder shut down

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News from the project

Hi Everyone,

Due to continuing issues with Java and the great feedback we’ve been getting for theSkyNet POGS (on BOINC) we've been planning on shifting SourceFinder over to BOINC some time later this year. We had planned for a smooth transition but unfortunately a technical issue has brought SourceFinder processing to a sudden and unexpected halt.

After much discussion here between theSkyNet team we've decided to close down SourceFinder today instead of fixing this issue. We think it's not a good use of resources to concentrate our development work on fixing SourceFinder given the ongoing issues with Java. Instead, we're going to spend that time and effort bringing SourceFinder to BOINC faster than originally planned.

This obviously means there will be a gap in availability for SourceFinder processing, but theSkyNet POGS will continue processing (as it has been) with no change. So for those members not already processing data for theSkyNet POGS, take a look and get involved if you’d like. You can set it up from your dashboard.

These technical issues have not affected the results or data gathered so far through SourceFinder, and we will be able to pick up where we left off with BOINC sometime later this year. We'll let you know timeframes as soon as we have them. These issues have also not affected credits or your stats on theSkyNet - if that doesn't appear to be the case for you, please contact us ASAP and we will help you as fast as we can.

Thank you so much for your support of theSkyNet SourceFinder. As our original project it holds a special place in our hearts and we're looking forward to reigniting it as soon as we can.

For those that have helped process data with SourceFinder, you'll soon find a special trophy in your trophy cabinet. For your interest, theSkyNet SourceFinder has been running for a total of 925 days and in that time 6,387 volunteers using 355,967 clients have donated 39,618,920 computing hours to process a grand total of 319,948,440 MB of data. That was all you – thank you for your contributions!

We also have a few prize packs to send out, and we’ll do a random drawing of everyone that’s helped process on theSkyNet SourceFinder since the start and let you know the winners soon.

We're sorry for any inconvenience this might cause, and as always we're so appreciative of everyone that is part of theSkyNet and processes data for any of our projects.

Please feel free to comment or contact us with questions.

TheSkyNet Team.
Published on 2014-03-26 07:33:19 UTC
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