Changes between Version 31 and Version 32 of BossaIntro


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    33Bossa is an open-source software framework for ''distributed thinking'' -
    4 the use of volunteers on the Internet to accomplish a set of tasks
     4the use of volunteers on the Internet to perform tasks
    55that use human cognition, knowledge, or intelligence.
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    7 Bossa lets you create a '''project web site''' where volunteers go to perform tasks.
    8 This site is hosted on your own Linux server.
    9 Bossa uses [BoincBasics BOINC Basics], which provides web identity and community features on your project web site.
     7Bossa minimizes the effort of creating and operating a distributed thinking project.
     8It provides a '''project web site''', hosted on your Linux server,
     9where volunteers go to perform tasks and to network with other volunteers.
    1010All you need to supply are PHP scripts to generate, show, and handle tasks.
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    1212Bossa helps you deal with the variance of volunteer skill.
    13 It maintains an estimate of the skill level of each volunteer,
     13It maintains estimates of the skill level of volunteers,
    1414and ensures that, for each task, there is a 'consensus' of
    15 compatible results among a sufficiently large set of volunteers.
     15compatible results among a sufficient set of volunteers.
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    17 Typically you'll want to have a 'training course' that volunteers must complete
    18 before performing tasks.
    19 You can do this using [BoltIntro Bolt].
     17Typically you'll want train volunteers;
     18this can be done using [BoltIntro Bolt],
     19a framework for web-based training that integrates with Bossa.
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    2121For more information, contact [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/anderson/ David Anderson].