I haven't got BOINC 6.6.16 or later so my version has a 'CPU time' column in the Tasks tab.
I'm assuming this column is now called 'Elapsed time'. There's a problem with this. To elapse just means to pass. 'Elapse' doesn't specify what sort of time is passing. The phrase 'Elapsed time' could refer to CPU time or GPU time or wallclock time. How will anyone know what sort of time is measured in this column? Mark Pottorff who is a sophisticated BOINC user has misunderstood the meaning of this new column header, which isn't surprising because it could mean three different things. Thousands of other BOINC users will also misunderstand it. They will assume it means the same sort of time as in the To completion column ie crunching time. This column header should be changed. It should specify the type of time that has elapsed. It could say 'Wallclock time'. (The word elapsed isn't necessary because everyone knows that time passes.) Mo _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
