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From: vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
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Subject: Re: Speed Test For Big-Mouthed Lackeys
Date: 14 Apr 2025 14:51:53 GMT
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On 11 Apr 2025 07:06:20 GMT, vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote in
<m5rtbcFi7imU1@mid.individual.net>:

> On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:57:10 +0000, Farley Flud
> <fsquared@fsquared.linux> wrote in
> <1834efcfa4096ef8$93605$1602464$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com>:
> 
>> On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:50:43 +0000, vallor wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Finally, the artificial limit that one can't use CUDA doesn't jive
>>> well with those of us who have more advanced computational
>>> workstations than you do.
>>>
>>>
>> It's a way to level the playing field so that comparisons are more
>> meaningful.
>> 
>> Without CUDA there is reliance only on the common distro provided
>> stuff.
>> 
>> Also from the README
>> 
>> "For larger numbers, the code switches to the GMP-ECM library and runs
>> the P-1, P+1 and ECM algorithms, expending a user-configurable amount
>> of effort to do so. If these do not completely factor the input number,
>> the library switches to the heavy artillery. Unless told otherwise,
>> Msieve runs the self-initializing quadratic sieve algorithm, and if
>> this doesn't factor the input number then you've found a library
>> problem. If you know what you're doing, Msieve also contains a complete
>> implementation of the number field sieve, that has helped complete some
>> of the largest public factorization efforts known. Information specific
>> to the quadratic sieve implementation is contained in Readme.qs, while
>> the number field sieve variant is described in Readme.nfs"
>> 
>> So the user has to do some things.
> 
> "Congrats you have just finished factoring your integer and now you are
> done.  Enjoy.  Remember that factoring larger numbers will take longer
> to select a good polynomial, sieve, and require more time and memory for
> the linear algebra stages.  Factoring a 155 digit number for example
> using GNFS will take months on a quad-core PC. "
> 
> Do you want a fair assessment, or are you going to just play games?

<crickets.wav>

I guess that answers _that_ question...

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