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diff --git a/academic/boinc/README b/academic/boinc/README index 5c3f695a288eb..f2130e2d19946 100644 --- a/academic/boinc/README +++ b/academic/boinc/README @@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) -BOINC is an open source middleware system for volunteer and grid computing. -It was originally developed to support the SETI@home project before it became -useful as a platform for other distributed applications in areas as diverse as -mathematics, medicine, molecular biology, climatology, and astrophysics. The -intent of BOINC is to make it possible for researchers to tap into the -enormous processing power of personal computers around the world. - -Use the idle time on your computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) to cure diseases, -study global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific -research. It's safe, secure, and easy. +BOINC is an open source middleware system for volunteer and grid +computing. It was originally developed to support the SETI@home +project before it became useful as a platform for other distributed +applications in areas as diverse as mathematics, medicine, molecular +biology, climatology, and astrophysics. The intent of BOINC is to make +it possible for researchers to tap into the enormous processing power +of personal computers around the world. + +Use the idle time on your computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) to cure +diseases, study global warming, discover pulsars, and do many other +types of scientific research. It's safe, secure, and easy. Building |