Okay, so apparently there are some people out there crying because someone
might "steal" their exponents (and turn people into the FBI)
I think my brother brought up a valid point, that being that there are
exponents that people are "sitting" on, and it is holding up the
verification of M37. And in his own way decided to bring the whole argument
to a head by "poaching" some exponents that have been checking out for over
a year for PRIMARY LL testing...
My thought is that I don't really mind someone sitting on an exponent, but
if you have some 386 doing a primary LL test on a number and its going to
take over a year to accomplish, and its not connected to the internet but
once a year... then maybe you should assign it a double check or a factoring
test. It is the most *considerate* thing to do as far as the whole team
approach is concerned.
Really, the thought that someone wants to sit on an exponent for over a year
because "I've checked it out, and I'm running it on my 386 that is connected
to the internet once a year" is more inconsiderate than someone poaching
your exponent.
As far as poaching is concerned, I unlike my brother Aaron, think that
George and Scott need to release whatever exponents, since there are only a
dozen or so that have seemed to have slipped thru the cracks...
I guess I'm just annoyed at the "?" next to M37...
Lastly, I think that threatening to falsify primenet reports, or report
someone to the FBI for "stealing" is really sophomoric. And I've noticed
this has come from the anti-poaching camp... I suggest Aaron stop his
poaching, that Scott and George work on getting all the exponents up to M37
at least have a primary LL check, and for those who are whining about
someone poaching your exponents, try and think beyond the scope of yourself
and think about the GIMPS effort as a whole. Try putting the machine to its
best use (Factoring as opposed to LL testing).
If you are so concerned about becoming "famous" for finding a new Mersenne
Prime, spend the extra $200 or so and get a P233 which at least would finish
its testing in 4 days (in the 3-4M range).
Otherwise I suppose that it would be okay for me to run my GIMPS client on
my toaster oven, in which case, I think it might finish its 700,000 range LL
test in 2103... :)
Later,
Jeremy Blosser
(Note: I am Aaron's BROTHER, not Aaron. Please try not to get confused by
the fact that we have the same last name (I know thats a foriegn concept to
some people) and send me nasty e-mails, it just makes you look stupid, and
annoys me...)
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