- Is World Community Grid a non-profit organization?
- How does World Community Grid get new projects?
- Are the results produced by World Community Grid part of a commercial venture?
- This sounds too good to be true. Am I missing something?
- What is different about World Community Grid and other BOINC distributed computing projects?
- Is World Community Grid working with any cryptocurrency organizations?
- Do World Community Grid projects involve animal testing?
Is World Community Grid a non-profit organization?
World Community Grid is a philanthropic initiative, started in November of 2004. Its purpose is to create the world's largest public computing grid for running research projects that benefit humanity. For more information, go to http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/about_us.html
How does World Community Grid get new projects?
First, a non-profit organization has to have a research project which benefits humanity for which they require some serious computer power in order to complete the research. Then someone from the research organization goes to the World Community Grid website and Submits a Proposal. At World Community Grid, we review the proposal to ensure it meets all requirements and is technically feasible to run on the grid. Then subject matter experts review the proposal to ensure that the research is technically correct. After that, it is placed on the schedule for launch.
Are the results produced by World Community Grid part of a commercial venture?
This sounds too good to be true. Am I missing something?
What is different about World Community Grid and other BOINC distributed computing projects?
Is World Community Grid working with any cryptocurrency organizations?
World Community Grid does not currently have relationships with any organizations that create or distribute cryptocurrency.
Do World Community Grid projects involve animal testing?
So far, none of our past or current projects have involved animal testing while they were running on World Community Grid.
World Community Grid projects are considered basic research, which means that they are studying the foundations of a particular scientific subject rather than testing treatments in a lab. If a project is successful, it may lead to animal testing (typically by a separate research group) at some time in the future.