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diff --git a/academic/boinc/README b/academic/boinc/README index d9831302df..f2130e2d19 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. +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. +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 @@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ Building (2) Edit DATADIR in the script or run - DATADIR="/home/<user>/.boinc_data" ./boinc.Slackbuild + DATADIR="/home/<user>/.boinc_data" ./boinc.SlackBuild to set the data directory in your user's home and build the package. |