Source code road map

Unpacking the BOINC source code creates the following directories:

boinc/
    RSAEuro/
    api/
    apps/
    client/
        win/
        mac/
    db/
    doc/
    html_ops/
    html_user/
    lib/
    sched/
    sched_fcgi/
    test/
    tools/

The directory contents are as follows:

RSAEuro/: A public-domain RSA implementation.
api/: The BOINC API (parts of which are compiled into the core client).
apps/: Some test applications.
client/: The BOINC core client.
client/win/: Core client files particular to the Windows GUI version.
client/mac/: Core client files particular to the Mac GUI version.
db/: The database schema and interface functions.
doc/: HTML documentation files.
html_ops/: PHP files for the operational web interface.
html_user/: PHP files for the participant web interface.
lib/: Code that is shared by more than one component (core client, scheduling server, etc.).
sched/: The scheduling server, feeder, and file upload handler.
sched_fcgi/: Separate directory for compiling the server and file upload handler as Fast CGI programs.
test/: Test scripts.
tools/: Operational utility programs.