Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of RpmSpec

Timestamp:

Jun 6, 2008, 10:32:22 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

Eric Myers

Comment:

Flesh in %description; link to an example

RpmSpec

@@ -7 +7 @@
 Source: http://boinc.berkeley.edu
 
-%description
-This software allows your computer to participate
-in distributed computing projects that are based on
-BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing).
+%description 
+The Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) is an open-
+source software platform which supports distributed computing, primarily in
+the form of "volunteer" computing and "desktop Grid" computing.  It is well
+suited for problems which are often described as "trivially parallel".  BOINC
+is the underlying software used by projects such as SETI@home, Einstein@Home,
+ClimatePrediciton.net, the World Community Grid, and many other distributed
+computing projects.
+
+This package installs the BOINC client software, which will allow your
+computer to participate in one or more BOINC projects, using your spare
+computer time to search for cures for diseases, model protein folding, study
+global warming, discover sources of gravitational waves, and many other types
+of scientific and mathematical research.
 }}}
+
+
+A sample spec file (used for testing, not for final distribution) can be found at http://pirates.spy-hill.net/download/RPMS/boinc-client.spec