Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of SimpleAttach


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Dec 27, 2014, 12:15:35 PM (10 years ago)
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davea
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  • SimpleAttach

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     1= Simplified Attach =
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     3== Current ==
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     5Currently, attaching to a project involves several steps:
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     7New volunteer case:
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     9 * Visit the project web site (say, via a link in a news story).
     10 * Click on "Download" on the project site, taking you to the BOINC download page.
     11 * Click on "Download BOINC".
     12 * When the download is done, click on the installer
     13 * Click on "defaults" in the installer.
     14 * The Manager runs and brings up the Attach wizard.  Click on Add Project.
     15 * Find the project in the project list (hopefully you still remember its name).
     16   Note: if the project is new and is not in the list,
     17   you need to go back to its web site, find the URL,
     18   and copy/paste it into the wizard.
     19   New volunteers are unlikely to figure this out.
     20 * Click on New User
     21 * Enter email address and password.
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     23A lot of steps; we lose a fraction of volunteers at each step.
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     25Existing volunteer case:
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     27 * Visit project web site; figure out what to do next
     28   (standard project front page doesn't say).
     29 * Open the BOINC Manager
     30 * Open Attach wizard
     31 * Click on Add Project
     32 * Find project in list
     33 * Click on New User
     34 * Enter password (email should be pre-populated).
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     36== Proposed ==
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     38This document describes a new scheme that simplifies both scenarios.
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     40New volunteer case:
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     42 * Visit project web site, click on "Join (download BOINC)".
     43   Download happens, browser remains on project web site (see below).
     44 * When download is done, click on installer.
     45 * Click on Defaults in installer
     46 * Manager runs and brings up Attach wizard at the "enter email/password" page;
     47   no need to select project etc.
     48   Enter email/password.
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     50Existing volunteer case:
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     52 * Visit project web site, click on "Join (already running BOINC)".
     53 * Taken to page saying "open BOINC Manager" and select Add Project.
     54 * When they do that, it brings up Attach wizard at "enter email/password" page.