They had now changed to Proof of Distributed Computing through BOINC. I guess BOINC (thus BBP) is GPU minable.
I read thru all of it and many interesting and true stuff in. (Botnets are a problem, but there are options ... )
Anyways to BOINC. Better see BOINC as a plattform where many many projects can participate.
Projects of science and research, but also financial services. But serious stuff from university etc.
If the project SETI is best written to work on INTEL, then its like it is.
If its fine for CPU and GPU it maybe can differ.
But those projects dont make a difference because of the Algo they want to use, but they have to use!
If you can calculate the next prime number best with the technic of NVIDIA or you can solve the next protein chain best with an old HD5000 then it is like it is. (all over all; there is more to think about - but not important for this post)
BOINC is the master distribution system to those projects. You can add projects to your account (and working queue), you can prio them and and and ... but lets getting serious. Why we are all here?
Yes of course we want to make the world a better place, be more fair ... bla bla bla ... -> PROFIT
GridCoin is the next connection in this bunch of stuff you have to understand and setup.
Maybe they changed a bit over the month but during my tests it was like that.
1) You have to register with GridCoin.us
2) You have to install and setup a Gridcoin Wallet (terrible full node wallets of course!)
3) You have to make a BOINC account.
4) You have to install BOINC (and a bunch of stuff before --- I cannot remember --- mabye C# libs, maybe Framework stuff
5) You have to connect everything with everything in a way. GRC with BOINC and your BOINC user with the BOINC installation on the worker. And was there something like a master and the other worker where the slaves? I think yes, but I am not sure anymore. I should start making videos of such tests...
6) You have to choose the projects you want to work with on every worker server (cpu, gpu etc.)
7) You have to setup every worker with BOINC (see the 4-5)
Then after a while you are wondering why you dont earn anything. Cents, only
I had some money (coins) left and bought more GRC to stake them.
So there are two important things to maximize your income with BOINC and GRC
[-A-] Dont switch the projects. As longer your stay in as more trust (or whatever, level, rating etc.) you will get. If you switch the project on the GPU from PROTEIN CHAINS to SETI you start from 0 rating.
[-B-] I am not quiet sure, but it was like that: You have to stake GRC and more GRC you have in your wallet as more GRC you will earn or you get your income faster. I am not sure about this [-B-] and I forgot it in details. There was something like a max limit then you cannot reach more even if you stake more, but anyways --- I DONT WANT TO REMEMBER.
I had the XEON POWER for free and it was just my time. € 12,- in 2 month with a bunch of 2 serverracks full each with 20 servers.
CPU mining is really a problem with Botnets if there is no real work packets included for CPU or GPU, only.
But as long CPU mining with BOINC is so unprofitable I will not test it again
Maybe someone is testing it soon and can report the news about it.
I loved SETI as a children and my first computer was helping to find alien lifeforms in the universe.
Not for the profit, for the believe!
(Just kidding! Without joking: I believe in the drake formula!)
BOINC and GRC is still this. At the end you get a candy on top
SETI, where is my CANDY for 3 YEARS SEARCHING WITH MY x486 !!!???
Last but not least.
I love the idea of BOINC, GRC and the work of humans as HIVE togehter, but the balance of paying the power should be found for every individual.