News

Jul 05, 2009
During the next few months we are going to migrate to the BURPv.3 website. You can follow the progress and hickups in the forums and on the server status page.

Jun 04, 2009
A few days ago the number of active developers increased dramatically - a big welcome to Brian and Matthew!

May 30, 2009
This monday will bring extended downtime while the renderqueue is cleaned and a thorough system backup is taken. New sessions will not be accepted before the end of the maintenance (although you can naturally still enqueue them).

Apr 02, 2009
A tiny spelling error in yesterday's news item made it look like GM had acquired BURP. The correct wording (without the spelling error) was naturally:
"Happy 1st of April!"

Apr 01, 2009
We are happy to announce that BURP along with all user accounts has been sold to General Motors. The GM spokesman explains the purchase as follows:
"Our cars have sophisticated computer systems protecting you during accidents, we want those systems to also do something useful when you are not performing an emergency braking procedure. Drive safely and make the world a better place by letting your car render 3D graphics."
As a consequence we will no longer be supporting the Windows and Linux operating systems and will instead focus all development on the custom processors in the Cadilac and Chevrolet series.
Please note that the current version of the GM-compatible client may need as much as 30 secs to pause and resume computations. This is not an issue as long as you avoid situations that require use of the brakes or the stearing wheel during those 30 seconds. The radio will remain unaffected.

Feb 04, 2009
(07.19 UTC) Power is back and the server is now online again. The issue was a broken cable at a nearby high-voltage power transformation station.
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