Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 17:49:04 -0400 From: Mark Dunham <markd@csh.rit.edu> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Team FreeBSD Message-ID: <19990623174902.A12903@csh.rit.edu> In-Reply-To: <37710068.45691461@thuntek.net>; from Donald Wilde on Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 09:42:32AM -0600 References: <000901bebd8e$bfcf6b80$291c453f@kbyanc.alcnet.com> <37710068.45691461@thuntek.net>
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On Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 09:42:32AM -0600, Donald Wilde wrote: > Kelly Yancey wrote: > > > > I have to admit that finding evidence of extraterrestial life would be > > one of the great, if not the greatest, milestone of mankind...but how long > > is it going to take? 1 year? 10 years? 100 years? In the meantime, I > > personally can derive a greater sense of accomplishment from more readily > > accomplishable tasks. True, cracking digital encryption isn't as sexy, but > > it has a tangible timeframe to completion. Also, distributed.net is > > organizing other, more practical, projects including OGR. Which when > > available, I intend to put equivalent effort into pushing Team FreeBSD > > to the top of that effort's rankings. > > But again, there are just my personal beliefs, since we were sharing :) > > > SETI could be 5 minutes from finding the Bugs... or it could be 500 > years. What matters is the benefit -- whether they're friendly or not > =8-O -- not the work. > > If you crack an RC5 key, you're only cracking ONE message's code, and we > already know IT CAN BE DONE, given enough cycles. I like to devote my idle cycles to something I find to be slightly more productive. The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search is moderatly useful, and theres a big 'ol prize, too. Check out www.mersenne.org/prime.htm for more info y'all. Mark > -- > Donald Wilde "Bringing the Internet to everyone!" > Wilde Media > PMB 117, 1380 Rio Rancho Blvd SE v: 505-771-0709 f: 771-1356 > Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 web: http://www.Wilde-Media.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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