[opensuse-buildservice] Donate CPU cycles to the OBS.
Hi. Just as is done in scientific and other kind of projects, is it possible to install a client that allows CPU cycles to be donated to the OBS? For example, my desktop is relatively powerful (Phenom 2 X6, 16 GB of RAM), and I currently don't perform intensive tasks on it. So I could donate those unused CPU cycles while you the computer is on. Many users complain of not being able to contribute to the project for various reasons. I think this would be a way to contribute and help improve the project because it would increase the processing power available for the various tasks that the project encompasses. Greetings. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org
29.08.2015 20:01, jcsl пишет:
Hi.
Just as is done in scientific and other kind of projects, is it possible to install a client that allows CPU cycles to be donated to the OBS? For example, my desktop is relatively powerful (Phenom 2 X6, 16 GB of RAM), and I currently don't perform intensive tasks on it. So I could donate those unused CPU cycles while you the computer is on.
Many users complain of not being able to contribute to the project for various reasons. I think this would be a way to contribute and help improve the project because it would increase the processing power available for the various tasks that the project encompasses.
Greetings.
I don't think that it is possible, because of security reasons. We must trust the environment where packages are being built. As far as you have full control over your hardware, you can intrude build process and put malicious software into package. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org
Hi. El Sábado, 29 de agosto de 2015 20:37:11 Matwey V. Kornilov escribió:
29.08.2015 20:01, jcsl пишет:
Hi.
Just as is done in scientific and other kind of projects, is it possible to install a client that allows CPU cycles to be donated to the OBS? For example, my desktop is relatively powerful (Phenom 2 X6, 16 GB of RAM), and I currently don't perform intensive tasks on it. So I could donate those unused CPU cycles while you the computer is on.
Many users complain of not being able to contribute to the project for various reasons. I think this would be a way to contribute and help improve the project because it would increase the processing power available for the various tasks that the project encompasses.
Greetings.
I don't think that it is possible, because of security reasons. We must trust the environment where packages are being built.
As far as you have full control over your hardware, you can intrude build process and put malicious software into package.
I didn't think about security... Well, I just asked to see if it already existed the necessary framework to do the job. If it has to be done it's only more work to do and another thing to maintain, so not very appealing in the end. But now that you mention the security subject, I wonder myself how do other projects manage this. I mean, SETI and some other big projects are distributed and users could forge the data too. Greetings. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org
On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 08:59:24PM +0200, jcsl wrote:
I didn't think about security... Well, I just asked to see if it already existed the necessary framework to do the job. If it has to be done it's only more work to do and another thing to maintain, so not very appealing in the end. But now that you mention the security subject, I wonder myself how do other projects manage this. I mean, SETI and some other big projects are distributed and users could forge the data too.
SETI is less security sensitive. If you claim, that you found something, they will very likely recheck the results. https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/deterministic-builds Such verified build even need more CPU. Regards, Martin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org
Hi. El Domingo, 30 de agosto de 2015 17:33:46 Martin Koegler escribió:
On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 08:59:24PM +0200, jcsl wrote:
I didn't think about security... Well, I just asked to see if it already existed the necessary framework to do the job. If it has to be done it's only more work to do and another thing to maintain, so not very appealing in the end. But now that you mention the security subject, I wonder myself how do other projects manage this. I mean, SETI and some other big projects are distributed and users could forge the data too.
SETI is less security sensitive. If you claim, that you found something, they will very likely recheck the results.
https://blog.torproject.org/category/tags/deterministic-builds Such verified build even need more CPU.
Regards, Martin
Ok, it was just an idea. If the numbers of users was high verification shouldn't have to be a problem, but we are not NASA. Thanks. Greetings. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org
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