ECO & GDC in General Distributed Computing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r14882848 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:30:23 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:30:23 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14913850 Stooges Fan :
said by E_V See Profile :

said by Garbs See Profile :

We would be absolutely delighted to have you all. Everyone is welcome.
Everyone? I'm a bit incorrigable you know. :D
That's ok. We won't hold it against you. :D
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said by Garbs See Profile :

We would be absolutely delighted to have you all. Everyone is welcome.
Everyone? I'm a bit incorrigable you know. :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14913186 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 01:41:03 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14904078 Logan 5 : For those ECOmaniacs who are already registered: »askdg.com/index.php?showtopic=9450 :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14904078 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:57:59 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14902537 72245156 : Pssst! The forum is only closing if you let it. I say it isn't closing. Trust me. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14902537 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:52:32 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14902494 playbl162 : The sad part of closing this forum that it is a place to discuss new ideas. This forum bred Distributed Folding, which was a heck of a lot of fun in it's day. I've often wondered if there were other interesting programs out there that DSLR would support. We have great projects here that have their own venue, however, a change is fun and builds of lot of enthusiasm.
I for one would like to see more choices and this forum be utilized as a link of communication. If, it wasn't for this forum, DF, would have never been born.
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At any rate, it's a decision that materialized at a higher pay grade than mine, and AFAIK it was predicated on the long term lack of any activity here other than ECO.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14902153 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:10:33 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14902049 72245156 :
said by KeysCapt See Profile :

I think the logic was that GDC was inactive save for the ECO posts, and without them, it would have no further purpose. It's true there are other projects, but there has been no activity here in support of those for some time.
You are correct, but that can be fixed. We have plenty of stuff kicking around to fill this forum usefully. ;)


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IOW, I believe there will be some notice before the plug is pulled.

Edit: Kinguni and I are crossing posts.
I think the logic was that GDC was inactive save for the ECO posts, and without them, it would have no further purpose. It's true there are other projects, but there has been no activity here in support of those for some time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14901937 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:47:48 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14901908 72245156 : Isn't geek logic wonderful? ;)

My logic states that if the people running RC5, CPDN, and any BBR BOINC project that doesn't fit the other forums start posting in this forum there won't be a reason to close it. Trouble is, on the surface it looked like the only use for this forum was for Ecology Fund clicks, which is the only thing which will be missing form this forum. With the forum no longer dominated by Ecology Clicks, people who participate in the other projects, or who want to post about an upcoming project, should feel more encouraged to post here.

If it can be shown there is a need for a forum, then the forum won't go away. I say there is a need for this forum, and the loss of it would create a void which could not be filled elsewhere on the site. Pulling this forum offline would be terribly short sighted. Mind you, if the removal of Ecology Clicks simply leaves a dead forum, then this forum's removal would make sense.


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said by Garbs See Profile :

Absolutely. We are in the midst of creating one, stay tuned. :)
A forum has now been created. Please let us know of anything else we may help you with. :)

»askdg.com/index.php?showforum=80
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said by 72245156 See Profile :

We still have that here in this forum, unless the DC people at BBR decide to abandon the forum completely. It's still home to RC5 (whenever they feel like posting), CPDN and any of the non-SETI projects running on the BOINC platform.
You sure about that Ron?? This Quote from KeysCapt See Profile in the 1st post seems to indicate otherwise which is why I'm trying to transplant as much of Team Ecology as quickly as I can before the plug is pulled on this forum for good...

said by keyscapt :
Now when you look at the activity here in GDC going back a long time, you can't help but notice that there is almost nothing but ECO posts and threads. So logic dictates that with the passing of site support for ECO, the GDC forum is essentially no longer needed. As a result, after a short period of time, GDC will be taken offline.

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said by grobinette See Profile :

The other function that this forum performed was nurturing new projects or at least it was a place for people to introduce new projects and discuss them.
We still have that here in this forum, unless the DC people at BBR decide to abandon the forum completely. It's still home to RC5 (whenever they feel like posting), CPDN and any of the non-SETI projects running on the BOINC platform.
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said by grobinette See Profile :

The other function that this forum performed was nurturing new projects or at least it was a place for people to introduce new projects and discuss them.

I just don't see someone dropping in to an established project forum, introducing a new project and being warmly received.
I'm not sure if I'm following you 100%, grobinette See Profile.
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said by Logan 5 See Profile :

said by Lucky5 See Profile :

Thoughts on a forum name?
I'm partial to the classic "General Distributed Computing" myself.

If it ain't broke why fix it.... :)
I like that. The other function that this forum performed was nurturing new projects or at least it was a place for people to introduce new projects and discuss them.

I just don't see someone dropping in to an established project forum, introducing a new project and being warmly received.
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said by Lucky5 See Profile :

Thoughts on a forum name?
I'm partial to the classic "General Distributed Computing" myself.

If it ain't broke why fix it.... :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14901356 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:35:15 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14901315 Lucky5 :
said by Logan 5 See Profile :

Probably the only thing we'd need sooner rather then later would be a forum like this one created on your site and then we can all post in our own little corner of your place like we used to be able to do here..
Thoughts on a forum name?
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;)
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Thanks again for the lightning quick response to all who are responsible for making this a reality!!
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Thanks for considering us as a potential new home. :)
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said by Lucky5 See Profile :

said by Logan 5 See Profile :

So, who's gonna step up and offer us a new location????
We would like to extend a helping hand and a new home for ECO at AskDg »www.askdg.com. AskDg is a fully functioning board with a lot of the same capabilities as BBR and, IMO, would make a good home for your clicks and chat. A lot of BBR members and crunchers are current AskDg members, so you'll see quite a few familiar faces. But there are enough non-BBRers that you might even get a few new crunchers.
Damn that's some quick service....! :D

Thanks Lucky and see you all on the other side!! :)
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said by Lucky5 See Profile :

said by Logan 5 See Profile :

So, who's gonna step up and offer us a new location????
We would like to extend a helping hand and a new home for ECO at AskDg »www.askdg.com. AskDg is a fully functioning board with a lot of the same capabilities as BBR and, IMO, would make a good home for your clicks and chat. A lot of BBR members and crunchers are current AskDg members, so you'll see quite a few familiar faces. But there are enough non-BBRers that you might even get a few new crunchers.
Well this is very great... Let's register :)
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Have fun, stay safe, crunch well! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14900885 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:40:11 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14900450 fourboxers : Thanks Lucky!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14900450 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:37:51 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14900433 Stooges Fan : This is excellent news. Thanks for the post.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14900433 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:35:26 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14900272 Lucky5 :
said by Logan 5 See Profile :

So, who's gonna step up and offer us a new location????
We would like to extend a helping hand and a new home for ECO at AskDg »www.askdg.com. AskDg is a fully functioning board with a lot of the same capabilities as BBR and, IMO, would make a good home for your clicks and chat. A lot of BBR members and crunchers are current AskDg members, so you'll see quite a few familiar faces. But there are enough non-BBRers that you might even get a few new crunchers.
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It gives a cookie and if keep the cookie can always sign in with same name.

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@ BBR, the "Sponsor" graciously gave us a place to gather on BBR & allowed us to use the name "Broadbandreports.com" as part of our identity....that's all. It's the people who go out of their way to click daily who define the true identity of the team not the person here with the UID of 1 or the name of a website as part of our team name.

All we need to do is find someone willing to host a Bulletin Board for us on the internet and we can continue elsewhere almost uninterrupted like we've been doing here.

The song would remain the same, just played on a different channel/station...This doesn't have to be the 'end'.........unless we want it to be.

So, who's gonna step up and offer us a new location????
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I will continue to click, but I will post my clicks on DSLReports no more forever........;)
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The only change is the discontinuation of site sponsorship, again in my opinion. And of course, a place to post your clicks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14897643 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:45:28 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14897503 maquejp : Well I just read this annoucement... Does this means that the team "BroadbandReports.com Team Ecology cannot being called like that in the future?

said by 72245156 See Profile :

Closest project to being environmental is ClimatePrediction.Net, for which we have a team already, which, last time I checked, called this forum home. Of course, it requires your CPU time, but isn't that what distributed computing is about?
I already crucnh for climateprediction...

grobinette See Profile is right; why should we stop being a team...

Don't stop clicking! Save the earth!!!
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Last year, my community was hit directly by two hurricanes. At first all you could see is the destruction. Now, one year later, mother nature has restored it and it's becoming beautiful once again.
Everything marches forward. We will all look back and realize it was just one stone in long path.
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said by KeysCapt See Profile :

said by GeorgeCr See Profile :

Will the stats site remain?

If so we could keep the team going and just not post on BBR?
(provided EcologyFund would rename the team - "Team Ecology"
or some such to remove the "DSL Reports" reference)
I can't speak for Starfish See Profile, but I'd be surprised if he didn't continue to make the stats available, if they are wanted.


I am not really sure what to say.. because I am _really_ busy lately, I'm not often visiting BBR.. and now I see all of this :o

The stats site, if indeed wanted, can remain. (Also with big thanks to FKrooG2 See Profile (=FKroog) for the hosting).

Given my current schedule, I am not sure how fast I can remove BBR/DSLR references though. (Probably not before the end of this month).

Is everyone ok with the name "Team Ecology" then? If so, I will ask the EcologyFund.com webmaster to change the name, which is hopefully possible in the first place.

For the rest I am really not sure what to say; the team which I founded and led for a number of years is now disconnected from this website.. and the forum which I hosted together with KeysCapt See Profile will disappear as well. It is such a strange idea.

But to quote something KeysCapt See Profile mentioned in my retirement thread in spring 2004:

"Change is good for the soul, and an essential part of life"


Let's hope that that will indeed be the case and close another chapter of DSLR/BBR history. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14890963 Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:28:41 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14888501 KeysCapt :
said by GeorgeCr See Profile :

Will the stats site remain?

If so we could keep the team going and just not post on BBR?
(provided EcologyFund would rename the team - "Team Ecology"
or some such to remove the "DSL Reports" reference)
I can't speak for Starfish See Profile, but I'd be surprised if he didn't continue to make the stats available, if they are wanted.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14888501 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:55:13 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14887377 GeorgeCr : Sad news indeed. :(

»ecologyfund.com/ecology/groups_w···all.html

DSL Reports Ecology 20,889,035.2 square feet saved.
Second largest donation group overall.

Proud to have been part of the team.

Well done and keep clicking! :)

Will the stats site ( »www.theemanuels.com/bbr/eco/ecostats.html ) remain?

If so we could keep the team going and just not post on BBR?
(provided EcologyFund would rename the team - "Team Ecology"
or some such to remove the "DSL Reports" reference)
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"If and when" a team can get together here at BBR I will gladly switch over.
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I'll go with the groups wishes, I've seen some good suggestions.

Thanks for the news Tom, I'm sure it was tough to write the post.

Greg
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How about we go independent? We can remove the BBR reference and maybe just our sig lines and word of mouth to get new members.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14885096 Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:34:31 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883861 Logan 5 : Has not the 'for profit' nature of the ecologyfund.com site ALWAYS been transparent to Justin & Co from the very beginning?

I suppose that taking a cold, clinical look at the activities of Team Ecology could lead to one conclusion that we all support a site/"charity" that's at it's best marginally philanthropic and at it's worst a money making click fest, but the optimist in me HAS to beleive that we've done SOME good in saving some part of our rapidly shrinking ECOsystem.

And now we are terminated......

I understand the way that the political winds blow here so I have no choice to tip my hat to all the fine folks here who have made this place far better then it would have been otherwise for as long as we've been priviledged to exist here in our little corner of BBR....

I salute you all my comrades in arms fellow ECOmaniacs and most importantly, my friends for your steadfast dedication.
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said by sashwa See Profile :

I'm not sure what to say about this other than I'm sad to see our Team being disolved. :(
The team does not necessarily have to be disolved, unless we want it to be. We just will not be supported by the site. There are other possible options.
We can throw in the towel,
Throw our lot in with another established team,
Stay a team and see if we can get the DSLR/BBR removed from the name - we would have no way to get new members or share information, but we would satisfy the site management and sever our ties.
Look for another site to support the team,
We can all go our individual ways.
Or we can look for another another environmental project that the site would fully support.

I've been doing eco clicks since November 2001, and this was the team that introduced me to other DC projects, so it will be sad to see it go by the wayside.
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Thanks KeysCapt for being our leader. Sorry you pulled the short straw in having to make the announcement.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883159 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:51:16 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883079 Stooges Fan : It's been a nice ride here with Team Ecology and I have made a few friends along the way. I am sorry to see it fade away but I have hopes we can come together again soon with a new project.

Jack]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883079 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:38:04 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883058 playbl162 : Thanks, Tom, for the heads-up. This is all part of a very large book with infinite chapters.
It will be exciting to see what comes next.
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A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883058 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:34:27 EDT Re: ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883042 dandelion : I'm sorry I wasn't on the team longer and will miss my fellow team mates on this forum though I will see some in other places. I felt and still do feel, it is a worthy cause. Your leadership is very much appreciated!
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want to know what I'm doing? dandelion's place]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14883042 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:32:24 EDT ECO & GDC http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14882848 KeysCapt : I've been asked to announce that the site's support for BBR Team Eco will be coming to an end.

The Site Administration has long been uncomfortable with supporting an effort run by an entity that really is not strictly a non-profit company, although it does make some charitable contributions. The feeling is that structured support/backing should be for non-profit initiatives only. This has been a long-standing problem, but it has been tabled for the benefit of the many site members who actively participate in ECO clicking. However, the site will no longer support this endeavor.

Now when you look at the activity here in GDC going back a long time, you can't help but notice that there is almost nothing but ECO posts and threads. So logic dictates that with the passing of site support for ECO, the GDC forum is essentially no longer needed. As a result, after a short period of time, GDC will be taken offline.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give credit to Paul ( Zhen-Xjell See Profile), 72245156 See Profile and many others for all they did to found and nurture the GDC forum, and to Starfish See Profile who founded Team ECO here at BBR. Naturally there will be sadness and disappointment at the termination of site support, but hopefully those who continue to avidly support the effort will be able to find another site or host to continue their activities.

I'm sorry to be the one faced with the task of making this announcement, but I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has played a very important part in the rich history of GDC. In its time, this was a very active forum with a some terrific DC teams and a tremendous amount of real dedication and spirit. The good news is that we still have Helix, SETI, Discovery and RC5/72 where the positive efforts and dedicated crunching can and will continue for a long, long time. If you don't already contribute there, please consider doing so.
Make a difference.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14882848 Fri, 25 Nov 2005 20:51:08 EDT