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Al Piskun: Infobox update with completed Boolean

2026-05-29T13:26:08Z

Infobox update with completed Boolean

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	\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}		\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}

	\| completed = No		\| completed = Boolean Chains
	\| discontinued =		\| discontinued =
	\| repository =		\| repository =

Al Piskun at 13:19, 29 May 2026

2026-05-29T13:19:33Z

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	\| license = Open-source software ([[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])		\| license = Open-source software ([[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])
	}}		}}

	~~[[File:{{#setmainimage:BOINC_central.png}}\|alt=BOINC Central\|center\|frameless]]~~

	[https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/ '''''BOINC Central'''''] is a BOINC project. A system for '''''[[Wikipedia:Volunteer computing\|volunteer computing]]''''', allowing people around the world to donate computing power to science research.		[https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/ '''''BOINC Central'''''] is a BOINC project. A system for '''''[[Wikipedia:Volunteer computing\|volunteer computing]]''''', allowing people around the world to donate computing power to science research.

Al Piskun at 15:07, 20 May 2026

2026-05-20T15:07:19Z

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	\| developer = [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson\|David P. Anderson]], [[wikipedia:University of California, Berkeley\|University of California, Berkeley]] Space Sciences Laboratory		\| developer = [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson\|David P. Anderson]], [[wikipedia:University of California, Berkeley\|University of California, Berkeley]] Space Sciences Laboratory
	\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}		\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}
	~~\| latest release date =~~
	~~\| operating system = Cross-platform (via [[BOINC]] client~~
	\| completed = No		\| completed = No
	\| discontinued =		\| discontinued =

Al Piskun at 14:58, 20 May 2026

2026-05-20T14:58:46Z

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	* [[Rosetta@home]]		* [[Rosetta@home]]
	* [[World Community Grid]]		* [[World Community Grid]]

	~~== References ==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
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	* [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/anderson/ David P. Anderson's homepage]		* [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/anderson/ David P. Anderson's homepage]
	* [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/BUDA-overview BUDA framework documentation]		* [https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/wiki/BUDA-overview BUDA framework documentation]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

	[[Category:Volunteer computing]]		[[Category:Volunteer computing]]

Al Piskun at 14:57, 20 May 2026

2026-05-20T14:57:28Z

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	\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}		\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}
	\| license = [[Open-source software~~\|Open source]]~~ ([[GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])		\| license = Open-source software ([[wikipedia:GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])
	}}		}}

Al Piskun at 14:49, 20 May 2026

2026-05-20T14:49:44Z

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Al Piskun at 01:47, 20 May 2026

2026-05-20T01:47:03Z

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	{{Infobox software		{{Infobox software
	\| name = BOINC Central		\| name = BOINC Central
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	\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}		\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}
	}}		}}
			[[File:{{#setmainimage:BOINC_central.png}}\|alt=BOINC Central\|center\|frameless]]
	[https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/ '''''BOINC Central'''''] is based on [[Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] – a system for '''''volunteer computing''''', allowing people around the world to donate computing power to science research.		[https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/ '''''BOINC Central'''''] is based on [[Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing\|BOINC]] – a system for '''''volunteer computing''''', allowing people around the world to donate computing power to science research.

Al Piskun at 17:36, 19 May 2026

2026-05-19T17:36:37Z

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	\| screenshot =		\| screenshot =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| developer = [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson]], [[University of California, Berkeley]] Space Sciences Laboratory		\| developer = [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson\|David P. Anderson]], [[wikipedia:University of California, Berkeley\|University of California, Berkeley]] Space Sciences Laboratory
	\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}		\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}
	\| latest release date =		\| latest release date =
	\| operating system = Cross-platform (via [[BOINC]] client)		\| operating system = Cross-platform (via [[BOINC]] client)
	\| platform = [[BOINC]], [[Docker (software)\|Docker]] (via [[#BUDA\|BUDA]])		\| platform = [[wikipedia:BOINC\|BOINC]], [[Docker (software)\|Docker]] (via [[#BUDA\|BUDA]])
	\| genre = [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing]]		\| genre = [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing\|Volunteer computing]]
	\| license = [[Open-source software\|Open source]] ([[GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])		\| license = [[Open-source software\|Open source]] ([[GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])
	\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}		\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing]]		* [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing]]
	* [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing]]		* [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing\|Volunteer computing]]
	* [[wikipedia:AutoDock Vina]]		* [[wikipedia:AutoDock VinaAutoDock Vina]]
	* [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson]]		* [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson\|David P. Anderson]]
	* [[SETI@home]]		* [[SETI@home]]
	* [[Einstein@Home]]		* [[Einstein@Home]]

Al Piskun: {{Start date and age|YEAR|MONTH|DAY}}

2026-05-19T17:32:09Z

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	\| screenshot =		\| screenshot =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| developer = [[David P. Anderson]], [[University of California, Berkeley]] Space Sciences Laboratory		\| developer = [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson]], [[University of California, Berkeley]] Space Sciences Laboratory
	\| released = {{Start date\|2021\|11\|26}}		\| released = {{Start date and age\|2021\|11\|26}}
	~~\| latest release version =~~		\| latest release date =
	\| latest release date =
	\| operating system = Cross-platform (via [[BOINC]] client)		\| operating system = Cross-platform (via [[BOINC]] client)
	\| platform = [[BOINC]], [[Docker (software)\|Docker]] (via [[#BUDA\|BUDA]])		\| platform = [[BOINC]], [[Docker (software)\|Docker]] (via [[#BUDA\|BUDA]])
	\| genre = [[Volunteer ~~computing]], [[distributed~~ computing]]		\| genre = [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing]]
	\| license = [[Open-source software\|Open source]] ([[GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])		\| license = [[Open-source software\|Open source]] ([[GNU Lesser General Public License\|LGPL]])
	\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}		\| website = {{URL\|https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/}}
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing]]		* [[wikipedia:Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing]]
	* [[Volunteer computing]]		* [[wikipedia:Volunteer computing]]
	* [[AutoDock Vina]]		* [[wikipedia:AutoDock Vina]]
	* [[David P. Anderson]]		* [[wikipedia:David P. Anderson]]
	* [[SETI@home]]		* [[SETI@home]]
	* [[Einstein@Home]]		* [[Einstein@Home]]

Al Piskun at 20:25, 18 May 2026

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 ==== Milestones and Results ====
 The Boolean Chains project reached a significant milestone in May 2025: the search space for N=15, L=21 was exhausted. Over the course of the project, '''37,444,981,252,103,000 chains were generated''', consuming 2,139 days of computing time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/ |title=Boolean Chains project reaches milestone |publisher=BOINC Central |date=31 May 2025 |access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref> The project was subsequently completed, with volunteers having supplied the equivalent of '''450 CPU-years''' of computing power.<ref name=central-news>{{cite web |url=https://boinc.berkeley.edu/central/ |title=BOINC Central project updates |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |date=24 March 2026 |access-date=2026-05-18}}</ref>
 == Technical Infrastructure ==