Convincing (a large institution) to run the FAH client

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There have been quite a few interesting discussions on how to approach a large institution with the possibility of running folding@home. In the following links, you can read what others have tried to accomplish in this area.

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Note:

Please read and understand the Stanford University folding@home EULA (End Users License Agreement), before attempting any of the following.

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Folding@College

I have recently convinced my college to run Folding@Home on college computers. 400+ machines! I also set-up a page on the college's intranet to provide students with general information and a guide to setting it up at home. It took a while, but it was worth it! I would advise anyone else looking to do the same to consider these points:


  • Appeal to their better nature. Don't start off by saying "I'd like you to run this".
  • Make sure they know what it is, what the benefits are and why it would be a good idea to run it on the computers.
  • It should be a 'Selfless' act. Don't try to get them to run it for your own benefit. Suggest they set up a team of their own, and that employees,/students/whatever join in at home too. If you have any sort of ulterior motive, such as +600 points per day from their computers then they're bound to throw the idea out. Also you'll get more people involved at home too.
  • Be sure to keep on their good side. Don't keep pestering them (but don't let them forget about it either!) and volunteer to do as much work towards it as possible (even if you know that you couldn't actually do much because of security restrictions or whatever). A willing helper is much more appreciated than a begging man.
  • And on that note, remember that "Beggars can't be choosers".


Good luck with it!

DevAnubis.

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