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BOINC policy: no inclusion of virtual currencies #25
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Personally, I can understand both "sides" here. As someone involved in Gridcoin I'd love it, but I also know such "flaws of BOINC" (A) that can enable people to cheat:
(see also here) And when you bring in the motivation of coins/money it can be a profitable thing for some :-( Precautions have to be taken against such flaws FIRST, and NOT afterwards! A simple risk analysis is a good start to show you where to go to...
(A) originally, BOINC just gives points, so I can imagine that even if it is known to be cheatable, people might think: "it's just virtual points, so what?" |
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