BOINC

Software Freedom issues to be resolved

This software has some freedom issues.(still so? Verify!): List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#boinc_.2F_boinc-app-seti

Description

The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is a computing platform the allows for volunteers to donate computing resources to scientific projects.

Free Projects:

• FreeHAL (http://freehal.org/code/hal2009/COPYING)
• SETI@Home (http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/COPYING)

Proprietary Projects (DO NOT USE):

- This list contains a list of BOINC projects that are explicitly proprietary. They should be completely avoided and should not be used.

• Rosetta@home (http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/rah_license.php)
• World Community Grid (http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/help/viewTopic.do?shortName=wcgsoftware#215)