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<h3>
Implementation and debugging of BOINC
</h3>
<p>
BOINC is open-source software.
If you are an experienced C++ system programmer you may be able
to help us maintain and enhance BOINC.
In any case, you are welcome to browse the source code and
give us feedback.
<p>
Visit <a href=http://sf.net/projects/boinc>http://sf.net/projects/boinc</a>
to download the source code
and to view the list of outstanding bugs and feature requests.
<p>
Before sure that you understand exactly how BOINC is intended
to work (for both <a href=participate.html>participants</a>
and <a href=create_project.html>developers</a>)
before getting into the source code.
<ul>
<li> Core client
<ul>
<li> <a href=client_files.html>File structure</a>
<li> <a href=client_fsm.html>FSM structure</a>
<li> <a href=client_data.html>Data structures</a>
<li> <a href=client_logic.html>Main loop logic</a>
<li> <a href=client_debug.html>Debugging</a>
<li> <a href=host_measure.html>Host measurements</a>
</ul>
<li> Scheduling server
<ul>
<li> <a href=database.html>The BOINC database</a>
<li> <a href=sched_policy.html>Policy</a>
<li> <a href=sched_impl.html>Implementation</a>
<li> <a href=sched_debug.html>Debugging</a>
</ul>
<li> Protocols
<ul>
<li> <a href=protocol.html>The scheduling server protocol</a>
<li> <a href=rpc_policy.html>Scheduling server timing and retry policies</a>
<li> <a href=upload.html>Data server protocol</a>
<li> <a href=pers_file_xfer.html>Persistent file transfers</a>
</ul>
<li> Miscellaneous
<ul>
<li> <a href=prefs_impl.html>Preferences</a>
</ul>
</ul>