Download Boinc 5.8.8

Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing is a platform written for distributed computing and available for Linux, Mac OS X, Unix and Windows. A number of large distributed computing projects use this platform, such as Rosetta@home, SETI@home and ClimatePrediction.net. For more information about the how and what of Boinc, we refer you to this page. The developers have released a new version with 5.8.8 as the version number. The list of changes since the previous entry in the muck tracker looks like this:

What’s new in 5.8:

• The BOINC Manager offers two different interfaces: ‘Simple’ (small, graphical, skinnable) and ‘Advanced’ (maximum information). The Simple GUI allows local editing of preferences. You can switch back and forth between Simple and Advanced.
• CPU throttling: you can reduce CPU heat by limiting the fraction of time that BOINC computes.
• Improved scheduling policies avoid missing job deadlines even on a slow computer with lots of projects.
• You can limit the amount of memory used by BOINC; this lets you compute all the time without losing performance.
• Mac OS X version runs applications in an unprivileged account, increasing security.
• Snooze button (in the system tray icon) lets you stop computing for one hour.

Version 5.6:

• New CPU Scheduler.
• CPU capability detection.
• Improved security for POSIX compliant systems (only implemented for the Mac)
• Support for file compression on upload.

Version 5.4:

• BOINC now lets you use ‘Account managers’ – special web sites that let you browse BOINC projects, attach/detach, change resource share and settings, all with point-and-click simplicity. Account managers are also great if you have several computers – you just have to make changes once. A couple of excellent account managers are nearly ready for use; stay tuned to the BOINC web site for details.
• Fixes a bug where a personal firewall prevents the BOINC screensaver from running, causing your computer to lock up.
• General preferences can be overridden by a local file.
• BOINC now alerts you whenever it needs you to create a network connection.
• SOCKS5 proxies are now supported.

Version 5.3:

• Customized clients can now be created.
• Account manager support has been enhanced.
• Farm manager support has been added.

[break]The following files can be downloaded:
Boinc 5.8.8 – Windows installer
Boinc 5.8.8 – Mac OS X GUI
Boinc 5.8.8 – Mac OS X command line
Boinc 5.8.8 – Linux i686