= Berkeley Open System for Skill Aggregation (Bossa) =

Bossa is a software framework for ''distributed thinking'' -
the use of large numbers of volunteers to accomplish a set of tasks via the Internet.
Bossa accommodates a wide range of tasks:

 * Tasks may be short (performed online via a single web page) or may take several weeks and involve running separate programs.
 * Tasks may be performed by a single user or by a group of cooperating users.
 * Tasks may be unvalidated, automatically validated, or validated by comparing redundant instances.

Bossa consists of a MySQL database schema and a set of PHP pages.
Projects install these components on their server,
and add their own PHP scripts to generate, show, and handle tasks.
Bossa uses [BoincBasics BOINC Basics] for grouping and communication,
and can use [BoltIntro Bolt] for volunteer training.

Bossa is under development.
For more information, contact [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/anderson/ David Anderson].
See the [BossaRef reference manual] for details of the current implementation.

 * [BossaTutorial Tutorial]
 * [BossaReference Reference manual]