BOINC, or The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing, is a software that allows any group or individual who wishes to run calculations in a distributed setting to setup a BOINC project website and server. Volunteers attach to one or more chosen projects and allow their computer's idle time to process the work. SETI, or Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, is the most popular of the BOINC projects. SETI searches for radio signals from outer space that might be a sign of alien life and worlds. There are many BOINC projects that compete for volunteers. For example, it allows individuals to use their computer to find the structures of proteins, a cure for the disease malaria or the very structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
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| Developer(s) | University of California, Berkeley |
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| Stable release | 7.14.2
/ October 11, 2018 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Android |
| Type | Grid computing and Volunteer computing |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | boinc.berkeley.edu |
BOINC projects
- World Community Grid — research on disease and its treatment. Web site
Other websites
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