Centos now has its own Folding@Home team! If you would like to learn more about what we do, please follow this <a href="http://folding.stanford.edu/">link</a> to the Folding@Home homepage. New to distributed computing?, its not a problem. Here is the simplest description: Many computers working on separate pieces of the same puzzle are faster than a few computers working on many pieces of the puzzle. By "distributing" the work load to as many computers as possible, results are faster and accumulate faster. This provides more information to the people who can use it, thus letting them actually work with the results instead of working to get results. Hopefully the above summary doesn't leave you lost and confused. If you are still with us then great, but if you're feeling lost? You can search <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=distributed+computing&btnG=Google+Search">google</a> for distributed computing for more in depth information.
Now on to Centos folders and Folding@Home. We are a team of members with various computer setups and knowledge. Our primary operating system of choice is Centos and our favourite distributed computing program is Folding@Home. You can see our team stats by clicking <a href="http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=48721">here</a>, this should be updated regularly. Would you like to join the team? Well, if so it is as simple as visiting the <a href="http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html%22Folding@Home</a> website and downloading the version you prefer. Once you've got it please read this <a href="http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18393&page=1&pp=15">FAQ</a> written by Jtang613. Please note, our team number is 48721. There now, its just as easy as that and now you are a part of the team. Welcome to the Fold! :) Further information about various installers and monitors can be found <a href="http://forum.folding-community.org/viewtopic.php?t=11700">here</a>. My personal preference is to use <a href="http://www.vendomar.ee/~ivo/">finstall</a> to install and a superkaramba theme to help monitor the work unit.
Sharon.