This is politics, not software development.
William wrote: > Isn't BOINC supposed to always run everything at the lowest possible > priority? Shouldn't that prevent BOINC from ever "bogging down" or otherwise > "interfering with" the computers it runs on? > --------------- > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34241415/ns/technology_and_science-science/ > > Search for aliens costs school employee his job > Man used computer program that bogged down system; will cost $1M to fix > updated 1 hour, 34 minutes ago > > MESA, Ariz. - A former school district employee is accused of using school > computers in an experiment to find space aliens, costing the worker his job > and the district more than $1 million. > > School officials say that Brad Niesluchowski, who was Higley Unified School > District's information technology director, downloaded free software on > district computers in 2000. > > The program, known as SETI(at)home, uses Internet-connected computers > worldwide to analyze radio telescope data in an experiment to find > extraterrestrial intelligence. > > But Superintendent Denise Birdwell told the East Valley Tribune that the > program also bogged down the district's system and interfered with technology > use in classrooms. > > Birdwell said it will take more than $1 million to fix the problem, including > removal of the SETI software. She says police are conducting a broader > investigation. > > Niesluchowski resigned from the district Oct. 22. > > His lawyer did not return calls for comment. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
