WCGs mission is to create the largest public computing grid benefiting humanity. You can choose from various work units to crunch: Fight AIDS, cure Cancer or support the Human Proteome Folding projects amongst many. (Previously supported by IBM).
Makes sense for them to only run one client, and they have put a lot of backing into improving BOINC software.
This is what Dr Anderson mentioned during our Team Birthday Chat session.
Obviously, it has taken time for WCG to start moving towards BOINC and to ditch their own proprietary client.
Of course this means there may be a good influx of non-BOINC WCG crunchers...so make them all welcome if they join us.....and we do need some extra help on WCG as it happens.
regards
Tim
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Another good project which is one reason why we are here, not just to find the best moves in Sudoku.