I was thinking that too, but if you are not a member of grid.org you cannot post anything on their forums.

sergej --

I am not sure what is happening over at grid.org, but we should remember that IBM has a lot more resources that can be made available to the World Community Grid than are available to United Devices. IBM is leasing the software that we are running in the WCG from United Devices and United Devices is listed among the partners of the WCG. Perhaps IBM chose to start up the World Community Grid because of concerns such as you are stating.

from someone that's got nearly 400k points racked up over at grid.org, and is pretty active in the forums...


i would tend to feel that wcg looks and feels so much similar, from the client point of view, to grid.org. (seriously...no offense intended, but it looks like someone here basically just grabbed the grid.org program, which was in place years before wcg even existed, and changed the colors...) if i were to permanently switch my focus on which project i have my computers working on, due to the troubles grid.org is having, i would tend to sway away from wcg because it is so similar, and for all i know could wind up with the same troubles.

right now i'm here basically getting a feel for things, though i seem to be leaning towards focusing more of my efforts towards folding@home.

re: posting at grid.org forums. they're not like the forums here, where you have to download the client and register, etc, just to even post(i'd recommend changing that, btw...). anyone can register for the forums, anyone can post. only thing i'd say is they don't tend to take to people coming and posting, telling people to switch projects, very lightly.

no offense or anything intended, just a view from someone on the other side of the fence.



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That was very valuable input. I liked that response. But here is my view on this. Yes grid.org existed way before WCG and they also used the software before. But the truth of the matter is that grid.org and WCG both got their software from United Devices. grid.org didn't come up with it. I also somewhat support the notion that WCG was born out of the need and desperation that areose from the troubles at grid.org.

WCG changed the colors....thats the obvious part.

But WCG is also put together by IBM. They are the difference between grid.org and WCG. They make sure that what happens on grid.org will never happen here. They sell a commercial version of the grid technology through their Global Services devisions. So we can be sure that it works and doesn't just lose data from time to time.

The WCG is grid.com with better colors and a heavy weight on its side.