Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of BossaIntro

Timestamp:

Feb 13, 2008, 8:32:19 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

davea

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 = Bossa =
 
-Bossa is a software framework for ''distributed thinking'' -
-the use of large numbers of volunteers to accomplish a set of tasks via the Internet.
-Bossa accommodates a wide range of tasks:
+Bossa is an open-source software framework for ''distributed thinking'' -
+the use of volunteers on the Internet to accomplish a set of tasks
+that use human cognition, knowledge, or intelligence.
 
- * Tasks may be short (performed online via a single web page) or may take several weeks and involve running separate programs.
- * Tasks may be performed by a single user or by a group of cooperating users.
- * Tasks may be unvalidated, automatically validated, or validated by comparing redundant instances.
+Bossa lets you create a '''project web site''' where volunteers go to perform tasks.
+This site is hosted on your own Linux server.
+Bossa uses [BoincBasics BOINC Basics], which provides web identity and community features on your project web site.
+All you need to supply are PHP scripts to generate, show, and handle tasks.
 
-Bossa consists of a MySQL database schema and a set of PHP pages.
-Projects install these components on their server,
-and add their own PHP scripts to generate, show, and handle tasks.
-Bossa uses [BoincBasics BOINC Basics] for grouping and communication,
-and can use [BoltIntro Bolt] for volunteer training.
+Typically you'll want to have a 'training course' that volunteers must complete
+before performing tasks.
+You can do this using [BoltIntro Bolt].
 
-Bossa is under development.
 For more information, contact [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/anderson/ David Anderson].
-See the [BossaRef reference manual] for details of the current implementation.
 
  * [BossaTutorial Tutorial]
  * [BossaReference Reference manual]
+ * [BossaImplementation Implementation notes]