>Sorry to be slow with this - I'm behind in my reading.
>
>GIMPS was mentioned favorably in an article in the 4 March 2000 issue of
>"Science News" under the title "Great Computations." It includes
>commentary on a variety of distributed computing projects, and in addition
>to GIMPS it mentions George's software, our recent prime discoveries,
>Scott's Entropia.com, and even some contrite advice from Aaron.
>
>The entire article is presently online at
><http://www.sciencenews.org/20000304/bob1.asp>. Thought you'all might be
>interested in the coverage.
I actually meant to forward this info on a long time ago. :) Ivars actually
wrote me a while back and asked me if I had any comments I'd want to include,
so that's where my statements come from.
I just can't stress enough the importance of asking permission.
At my current job, I manage the SMS stuff for our huge network. Out of
curiousity, I ran a query to see if anyone had prime95.exe or ntprime.exe.
Nope...none. Then I did a search for [EMAIL PROTECTED] and found a bunch...
Sigh... I wonder what I'd find if I did a search for the distributed.net
client executables? Hmm...
But, this just goes to show that in any company of a certain size, you will
have people who install their own software onto their PC's. Well, my case was
just a matter of degree, but still, the principle is the same: if the machine
isn't yours, ask permission first.
Aaron
PS - the article was incorrect in stating that I was arrested...I was never
actually arrested. :) Just wanted to clarify that. :)
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