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Project Administrators and Members of the BOINC Community at Large, Over the last few days, there has been quite a number of discussions regarding the current BOINC credit model, as well as several proposals for new models to follow.
While some of the discussion has taken place on the boinc_projects list, many of these discussions have occurred on IRC, multiple project/team/BOINC forums, or personal email. In the interest of time, clarity, and the ability to hear many views in a single arena, the staff of Riesel Sieve and I would like to extend an invitation to a BOINC Credit Community Discussion on Monday, January 21st.
This discussion will be held via irc on irc.freenode.net, in the channel #boinc-credit. In the interest of having the discussion at a time conducive to all, we will be hosting two discussions, at 2pm US Eastern Time and 8pm US Eastern Time. Please consider attending either or both. The logs from each will also be posted on the Riesel Sieve website shortly afterward, to allow those who could not attend the opportunity to review the transcript.
I would hope that any project administrator please consider this invitation. I think the only way that we can come to a true solution to the crediting situation is through a thorough discussion (or series of discussions) in a real-time format, not over email. Again, anyone from the BOINC community, including individual users, is invited to attend.
Please consider redistributing through your own project or team channels to encourage attendance.