Kfolding 1.0.0 RC2 review

Folding@home Applet is an applet for the KDE panel

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 980K Developer: Kevin Hessels

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Folding@home Applet is an applet for the KDE panel. It provides a convenient and unobtrusive way to monitor, visualise, and control the Folding@home client software on Unix systems running KDE.

Here are some key features of "Kfolding":
One-click access to start and stop the client software
Graphical display of the current work unit's progress
Detailed work queue information
3D visualisation of the current work unit

Folding@home is program you run on your computer. It simulates how proteins behave and sends the results to Stanford University. The results are then used to research the causes, and possibly cure, for diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, and Parkinson's.

What's New in This Release:
Folding@home Applet for KDE now requires Folding@home client software for Linux version 5 or greater
Fixed a of compilation issue that was reported by some users
Changes to take advantages of new features in the Folding@home 5 client software, such as the Big Packets option