If I read it right in the boinc_dev email the other day, DA also made a change in the BOINC server code so that work can be evenly distributed amongst users. If implemented at PEOM, it may make the BOINC project updater obsolete. He didn't mention which project(s) requested the change, but my guess is that it is one of those with limited WUs available such as SIMAP or POEM.