There is a tension between the "Fire and forget" class of user and the "Power User" which has never been addressed.
The first class is the only one whose needs are considered and for them the current resource scheduler works reasonably well. Yes we can continue to tweak it and make it better ... and should ... But, there is the other class which has the need for tools and capabilities that allow them to control BOINC with finer granularity. Yes there is the risk that they may set conditions that BOINC will not be able to meet. But that is the argument for keeping knives dull so you don't cut yourself ... Allowing the user to set a project to "Run only x task(s) at a time" may indeed cause deadlines to be missed. In my case, not a chance... maybe it will cause RS to be unmet, but RS has been pushed so far down the list of things to be considered that it is almost meaningless ... The point really is that the human mind is one of the best computers going and some users truly do know what they are doing and can see configurations that are more optimum... and if they are not ... well, why are we being Nanny's? On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:35 AM, Martin wrote: > Meanwhile, there seems to be enough of an impossible task in just > keeping the boinc scheduler working without adding yet more "bolt-ons". > Has the system already become too complex for trying to meet mutually > antagonistic requirements? _______________________________________________ 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.
