- Regarding The Project/Work Units (WUs)
1) Manipulating the Assignment Server (AS) logic in any way to obtain high PPD WUs and/or block low PPD WUs is strictly prohibited. This is commonly referred to as cherrypicking and is discouraged. (
PG Member,
Super Moderator)
2) Deleting/Dumping a WU for any reason other than the reasons mentioned below is prohibited. Deleting WU disrupts the Science since it will take longer for the WU to be completed as it will be reassigned once it crosses its Preferred Deadline. Dumping a WU if it gives you low PPD is again considered cherrypicking and is strongly discouraged. (
Site Admin) The only permitted reasons for deleting/dumping WUs are:
A) WU Instability -> If it happens, please report it in this
Forum
B) F@h Client instability -> If it happens, please report it in the appropriate F@h Client Forum
C) Inability of the host system to complete the WU before the Final Deadline -> If it happens, please visit this
thread to select a F@h Client that fits your needs.
3) Using flags/switches to mislead the AS is prohibited. Please refrain from "experimenting" with flags/switches since they were designed to be used for
specific purposes. (
PG Member)
4) Using any means to force the F@h Client to download a WU that is not natively designed for the hardware it is running on is prohibited. (
PG Member,
PG Member)
5) Running a F@h Client on hardware that will only marginally meet the WUs Preferred Deadline is strongly discouraged. For example, it is not recommended to run
bigadv units on slower i7 CPUs and it is not recommended to run
SMP units on slower 2-core systems. If you notice that your hardware is not going to complete the assigned WU by the Preferred Deadline time, stop the client, delete the work unit, and please visit this
thread to select a F@h Client that fits your needs.
6) Intentionally stopping/pausing the F@h Client to manipulate the completion time and wuresult upload time of time-sensitive WUs is prohibited.
7) Using unpublished client switches for any reason is prohibited.
- Regarding The F@h Clients
1) Altering the F@h Client software, its associated data files or de-compiling/reverse engineering the software is in direct violation of EULA. (
PG Member,
PG Member)
2) Re-distributing the F@H files or packaging the F@H files inside another software package in a attempt to install F@H without the user's consent is strictly prohibited. (
FAQs (see: running on authorized computers only),
F@h Blog)