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SETI@home

BOINC based volunteer computing project searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence
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SETI@home

Summary

SETI@home is a volunteer computing[1]. SETI@home ranks in the top 4% of volunteer_computing entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SETI@home's instance of is recorded as volunteer computing[3].
  • SETI@home's instance of is recorded as Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects[4].
  • SETI@home's instance of is recorded as open-source software[5].
  • SETI@home's instance of is recorded as distributed computing[6].
  • SETI@home's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • SETI@home's developer is recorded as University of California, Berkeley[8].
  • SETI@home's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[9].
  • SETI@home's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[10].
  • SETI@home's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.22[11].
  • SETI@home is part of Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects[12].
  • SETI@home's Commons category is recorded as SETI@home[13].
  • SETI@home's platform is recorded as cross-platform[14].
  • SETI@home's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • SETI@home's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[16].
  • May 17, 1999 marks the founding of SETI@home[17].
  • SETI@home was published on May 17, 1999[18].
  • SETI@home's official website is recorded as https://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu[19].
  • SETI@home's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SETI@home[20].
  • SETI@home's depends on software is recorded as Q209563[21].
  • SETI@home's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[22].
  • SETI@home's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/seti_home[23].

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Founding

May 17, 1999 marks the founding of SETI@home[17].

Identity

SETI@home is part of Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects[12].

Why It Matters

SETI@home ranks in the top 4% of volunteer_computing entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (939 views/month).[2] SETI@home has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] SETI@home is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Astropulse Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects cross-platform David P. Anderson distributed computing open-source software SETI@home beta volunteer computing

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . thenextweb.com. thenextweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Bildersindtoll · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran enciclopèdia catalana id (former scheme) → 0282431
    Image → SETI@home custom background and logo screensaver.gif
    Platform → cross-platform
    Developer → University of California, Berkeley
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: Seti At Home Logo.svg"
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