# SZTAKI Desktop Grid

> BOINC based volunteer computing project SZTAKI Desktop Grid

**Wikidata**: [Q2255831](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2255831)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sztaki-desktop-grid

## Summary
SZTAKI Desktop Grid is a BOINC-based volunteer computing project that runs as free software to allow users to donate computing resources for research. It was launched on 2005-05-26 and depends on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) platform.

## Key Facts
- Inception: 2005-05-26.
- Primary platform dependency: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC).
- Instance of: volunteer computing, Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects, and free software.
- Project description (Wikidata): "BOINC based volunteer computing project SZTAKI Desktop Grid."
- Freebase identifier: /m/091lf_.
- Wikipedia articles exist in Spanish (es), Finnish (fi), Italian (it), and Portuguese (pt).
- Sitelink count on Wikidata: 4.
- Related class definition: volunteer computing — a system where users donate computer resources to contribute to research.
- Related class membership: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects — research apps that use the BOINC platform.

## FAQs
### Q: What is SZTAKI Desktop Grid?
A: SZTAKI Desktop Grid is a BOINC-based volunteer computing project that uses donated user computing resources for research. It is released as free software and relies on the BOINC platform.

### Q: When was SZTAKI Desktop Grid started?
A: The project’s recorded inception date is 2005-05-26.

### Q: What software does SZTAKI Desktop Grid use?
A: SZTAKI Desktop Grid depends on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) platform.

### Q: Is SZTAKI Desktop Grid free or open software?
A: Yes. The project is classified as free software.

### Q: In which languages does SZTAKI Desktop Grid have Wikipedia pages?
A: There are Wikipedia articles in Spanish, Finnish, Italian, and Portuguese.

## Why It Matters
SZTAKI Desktop Grid matters because it is an example of a BOINC-based volunteer computing project that leverages distributed, donated computing resources for research purposes. As a member of the volunteer computing and BOINC-project classes, and as free software, it embodies key practices in distributed scientific computing: using widely available volunteer machines, building on a common middleware (BOINC), and providing software under free licensing. Its 2005 inception places it among long-running BOINC projects, and its presence in multiple language Wikipedias indicates international recognition. By depending on BOINC, SZTAKI Desktop Grid interoperates with established infrastructure for task distribution, result collection, and volunteer management, which helps researchers scale workloads without dedicated supercomputing resources. For users and researchers interested in volunteer computing architectures, SZTAKI Desktop Grid represents a concrete implementation of those concepts and practices.

## Notable For
- Being a BOINC-based volunteer computing project (explicitly described as such).
- Launch date recorded as 2005-05-26.
- Classified simultaneously as volunteer computing, a BOINC project, and free software.
- Presence of Wikipedia pages in four languages: es, fi, it, pt.
- Registered Freebase identifier: /m/091lf_.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: SZTAKI Desktop Grid.
- Short description: BOINC based volunteer computing project.
- Purpose (implied by class): To enable volunteer donation of computing resources for research.

### Classification
- Instance of:
  - volunteer computing
  - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing projects
  - free software
- Related class definitions provided:
  - Volunteer computing: a system where users donate computer resources to contribute to research.
  - BOINC projects: research applications that use the BOINC platform.

### Technical dependencies
- Depends on software: Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC).
- Platform relationship: Built to run on the BOINC middleware for distributed volunteer computing.

### Identifiers and links
- Freebase ID: /m/091lf_ (reference metadata available).
- Wikidata sitelink count: 4.
- Wikipedia languages with articles: Spanish (es), Finnish (fi), Italian (it), Portuguese (pt).

### History / Timeline
- 2005-05-26: Recorded inception date for SZTAKI Desktop Grid.

### Related concepts
- Volunteer computing: Users donate CPU/GPU/time of their machines for distributed research tasks.
- BOINC: Middleware that manages task distribution, result collection, and volunteer client interactions; SZTAKI Desktop Grid depends on this software.

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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013