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Donate your spare computing power to BOINC-based projects.
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Use BOINC to develop resource-intensive applications
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Help debug and enhance BOINC software.
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Status
BOINC is under development. The source code and bug-tracking database are available. We are currently conducting a beta test of BOINC using the SETI@home and Astropulse applications. The public release will be announced on the SETI@home web site. Several other distributed computing projects are evaluating BOINC.
News
BOINC is being used at the Scripps Research Institute to run a distributed version of CHARMM (a program for macromolecular simulations).
February 1, 2004
BOINC now has an anonymous platform mechanism which 1) allows computers of any type to participate in a BOINC project, and 2) allows participants to run only software they have compiled themselves, should they so desire.
January 22, 2004
The BOINC core client now provides a set of RPCs allowing separate GUIs to be developed.
November 26, 2003
The CVS repository of BOINC code (including web pages) is now visible through a web-based interface. This may be useful for people maintaining web-site translations.
November 26, 2003
A paper about the goals of BOINC was presented at a recent conference.
November 25, 2003
The beta test project is accepting new users. CPU time measurement accuracy improved. Scheduler respects disk usage limits. Web site can issue cookies.
November 5, 2003
The graphics of running application are updated whenever preferences are changed. The scheduler now issues only as many results as will fit in the allotted amount of disk space.
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