[cfarm-users] Compile Farm acceptable usage

[Jonathan Wakely]

On Mon, 30 Dec 2024, 17:46 Zach van Rijn via cfarm-users, <
cfarm-users at lists.tetaneutral.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 2024-12-29 at 23:55 -0600, Jacob Bachmeyer via cfarm-
> users wrote:
> > On 12/29/24 19:51, Zach van Rijn via cfarm-users wrote:
> > > ...
> >
> > Was this one incident or multiple incidents?  By the same user
> > or multiple accounts?  Long-standing or new accounts?
> >
> >
>
> Fortunately, no account was compromised; the software was being
> run by the authorized user. Supposedly not mining cryptocurrency
> but testing related software (still being investigated).
>
> We are evaluating whether to wholesale ban all crypto-related
> software to avoid this type of confusion, even if it is FOSS,
> has low resource consumption, and is not being used for profit.
>


I would strongly support such a ban. Any proof of work system is
environmentally disastrous and ethically unjustifiable. Whether the
software is FOSS doesn't change that.

The compile farm is not obligated to provide services to projects that are
of negative value to humanity.




> Discussions ongoing.
>
> This is to reiterate that Farm machines are monitored, and that
> any suspicious activity may be grounds for immediate suspension
> of an account while the activity is investigated.
>
>
> ZV
>
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