So the project is not dead! With the release of Adobe Alchemy which converts C/C++ code to Flash, I am optimistic we will have new projects working with Flash soon!
If you are interested in helping out with the project that could help benefit humanity, my email is
k2xl at k2xl dot com!.
Firstly, Flash is installed on more machines than any other plug in, web browser, or operating system. Allowing users to join your science project without having to register, download, or install greatly reduces the barrier to entry.
Additionally, the OCG is not meant as a replacement to existing standalone frameworks (like BOINC or World Community Grid) but moreover as an extended computational and advertising platform.
For example, let's say you have a standalone application and also an OCG port. Your OCG application can say a message such as
While a job queuing, such as ones formed on internal grid networks and supercomputers, would be unique and potentially beneficial for scientists, allowing users to select their own projects is a much more efficient and beneficial system.
In an arguably Capitalist v.s. Communist debate, the Capitalist ideology works better in volunteer grid computing. Just like in a Communist structure, job queuing works well when there is much overhead and analysis of submitted jobs.
The Online Community Grid is now officially open source! Check out the Google Code homepage of the OCG. Send patches to ocg@k2xl.com
The Online Community Grid is a grid computing project built in Adobe Flash
The project is in the process of becoming open source.
If you are interested in joining the OCG team or would like to develop an application to run on OCG, please contact ocg(at)k2xl.com
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