diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes index 411d0f9e91..b5b57d0401 100755 --- a/checkin_notes +++ b/checkin_notes @@ -11362,3 +11362,11 @@ David 2 Aug 2005 make_work.C transitioner.C update_stats.C + +David 4 Aug 2005 + - FILE_INFO::set_permissions(): + Don't give write access to other or world. + (from Tetsuji Maverick Rai) + + client/ + client_types.C diff --git a/client/client_types.C b/client/client_types.C index 82a9744b2f..e2a45eacd7 100644 --- a/client/client_types.C +++ b/client/client_types.C @@ -512,20 +512,20 @@ int FILE_INFO::set_permissions() { char pathname[256]; get_pathname(this, pathname); - // give permissions for user, group and others + // give read/exec permissions for user, group and others // in case someone runs BOINC from different user if (executable) { retval = chmod(pathname, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR|S_IXUSR - |S_IRGRP|S_IWGRP|S_IXGRP - |S_IROTH|S_IWOTH|S_IXOTH + |S_IRGRP|S_IXGRP + |S_IROTH|S_IXOTH ); } else { retval = chmod(pathname, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR - |S_IRGRP|S_IWGRP - |S_IROTH|S_IWOTH + |S_IRGRP + |S_IROTH ); } return retval; diff --git a/doc/contact.php b/doc/contact.php index 0e4f1eeedc..54c67c775d 100644 --- a/doc/contact.php +++ b/doc/contact.php @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Each area is managed by an 'owner'.
- If you have a computer (Windows, Mac, Linux or Unix) - you can participate in many scientific research projects: + BOINC lets you donate computing power to many scientific research projects:
You can participate in any or all projects, - and you control the percentage of your computing power + and you control the fraction of your computing power that goes to each project. - By participating in several projects, - you ensure that your computer will be kept busy - even when one project has no work. + If you participate in several projects, + your computer will be kept busy even when one project has no work.
There are several Wikis - with user-editable information and documentation about BOINC: + with information and documentation about BOINC:
+The following sites offer dynamically-generated +images showing your statistics in BOINC projects. +Use these in your email or message-board signature. +