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Send message Joined: 19 Feb 08 Posts: 23 ![]() |
Hi folks, what should be the BOINC description when making a RPM package of the client? Right now it is: "The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a software platform for distributed computing: several initiatives of various scientific disciplines all compete for the idle time of desktop computers. The BOINC core client program is required to participate in any project that uses BOINC. A central server distributes work units and collects results via this client. When attaching a local machine to a project, it will also dynamically download the project's application program to be then wrapped by the BOINC core client." I found also a short variant: "This software allows your computer to participate in distributed computing projects that are based on BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing)." And Eric Myers suggests: "The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is an open- source software platform which supports distributed computing, primarily in the form of "volunteer" computing and "desktop Grid" computing. It is well suited for problems which are often described as "trivially parallel". BOINC is the underlying software used by projects such as SETI@home, Einstein@Home, ClimatePrediciton.net, the World Community Grid, and many other distributed computing projects. This package installs the BOINC client software, which will allow your computer to participate in one or more BOINC projects, using your spare computer time to search for cures for diseases, model protein folding, study global warming, discover sources of gravitational waves, and many other types of scientific and mathematical research." It's up to you! I just want to know... Thanks, Milos Jakubicek |
![]() Send message Joined: 12 Feb 06 Posts: 232 ![]() |
Well, I of course vote for mine, but it there is a way to word it better..... The general idea I used was that the first paragraph describes BOINC in general, while the second describes what you get if you install _this_ package. That seems to be how a lot of packages do it. -- Eric Myers "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats |
![]() Send message Joined: 29 Aug 05 Posts: 15531 ![]() |
If you want to, you can weave parts of this FAQ into it. |
Send message Joined: 19 Feb 08 Posts: 23 ![]() |
Thanks, I'll definitely use Eric's description. |
Send message Joined: 14 Apr 08 Posts: 1 ![]() |
Dear Milos, I am very glad I can contact you via this forum. Here is my problem : The BOINC/Climateprediction/HadSM3fub project is already some months running on my computer. Yes, when I am interesting, I can see a nice picture of our Earth with some details. But I was already some hours or more searching throuthg documnebtation of Boinc / CPDN and I hoped I found somethig more about work, wichh is working on my computer, but I found anything serious. Please, If there is some way, how to find, which program ( input data - algorithm - output data ) is working on my PC, tell me the right link for it. Best regards Pavel Oupicky Hi folks, |
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