New recommended BOINC version

in #boinc6 years ago

There is a new BOINC version ready to download

We got a new BOINC release to crunch with on Windows, Mac OS X and Android.

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Till now the recommended version was 7.12.1 for Windows and 7.12.0 for Mac OS X, released on 12th July and June 29th.

Here are the download links to the new stable version:

Windows (64bit):
BOINC 7.14.2
BOINC 7.14.2 + VirtualBox 5.2.8
Mac OS X (64-bit Intel):
BOINC 7.14.2
BOINC 7.14.2 Unix command-line version

You can also find them on the BOINC download page here.

Also for Android devices there is right now the possibility to sign up to the BOINC-beta in the Google Play Store to receive an update to version 7.14.1.

The changelog can be found here or below.
There does not seem to be an 7.14 .0 -> 7.14.2 changelog right now. If i find one i'll add it.

Change Log 7.12.1 -> 7.14
Mac: screensaver works with OS 10.14 Mojave
Mac: screensaver works with dual-GPU MacBook Pro running OS 10.13+
Mac installer: don't overwrite project list if newer
Fix GPU detection when run with --detach_console or using $PATH
Update NVIDIA GPU detection for recent models
Change simple prefs dialog behavior to match advanced
If using a dynamic account manager, show AM user name in Manager rather than randomly-generated project account names
Move new-version URLs from cc_config.xml to nvc_config.xml (so that WCG can customize)

Gridcoin is an open source cryptocurrency (Ticker: GRC) which securely rewards volunteer computing performed upon the BOINC platform in a decentralized manner on top of proof of stake.

BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) is a distributed Internet platform and was launched beginning of 2002 and it rewards participants with credits for performed work. BOINC is an application available for multiple Operating Systems and uses the unused CPU and GPU cycles on computers to perform scientific work.


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