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Motivations of cybervolunteers in an applied distributed computing environment: MalariaControl.net as an example

机译：应用分布式计算环境中网络志愿人员的动机：以MalariaControl.net为例

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Research laboratories and scientific modeling projects often lack computing power to run complex simulation models solely with in-house computing resources. One form of volunteer computing uses an interface called the BOINC software platform that allows hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide to participate in projects such as SETI@home and MalariaControl.net, searching for extraterrestrial intelligence or contributing to research linked to malaria control. These volunteers are effectively acting as cybervolunteers, meaning volunteers who use in part or entirely a computer or the Internet for their volunteer activity.We conducted a study on the motivations of MalariaControl.net and BOINC cybervolunteers. Are volunteers only donating CPU power or are they making other contributions? Why do they participate in projects such as MalariaControl.net? The aim of this paper is to present results obtained, formulate useful conclusions from them and identify patters in the motivations of volunteers that may be useful to other distributed computing projects, in particular, and the understanding of cybervolunteerism, in general.Volunteers living in 67 countries participated in our enquiry. We found that a majority of them indicated either solidarity and/or a cause as their main deciding factor for getting involved. This trend was stronger for MalariaControl.net than for general BOINC volunteers. Volunteers remained involved if they felt useful. The study clearly suggests that the recognition of cybervolunteers is important: volunteers invest their time in a project without financial compensation, but not for free. The paper also summarizes technical and communication suggestions made by volunteers with regards to MalariaControl.net and BOINC.
机译：研究实验室和科学建模项目通常缺乏仅使用内部计算资源来运行复杂的仿真模型的计算能力。一种形式的志愿者计算使用称为BOINC软件平台的界面，该界面使全世界成千上万的志愿者能够参与SETI @ home和MalariaControl.net等项目，以寻找地球外情报或为与疟疾控制相关的研究做出贡献。这些志愿者实际上是网络志愿人员，这意味着部分或全部使用计算机或互联网进行志愿活动的志愿者。我们对MalariaControl.net和BOINC网络志愿人员的动机进行了研究。志愿者是仅捐赠CPU功率还是做出其他贡献？他们为什么参加诸如MalariaControl.net之类的项目？本文的目的是介绍获得的结果，从中得出有用的结论，并确定可能对其他分布式计算项目有用的志愿人员动机的模式，尤其是对网络志愿主义的理解.67岁的志愿者国家参加了我们的查询。我们发现，其中大多数人表示团结和/或原因是参与其中的主要决定因素。 MalariaControl.net的趋势比BOINC的一般志愿者要强。如果志愿人员觉得有用，他们仍然会参与其中。该研究清楚地表明，对网络志愿者的认可很重要：志愿者将时间投入到没有经济补偿的项目中，但不是免费的。本文还总结了志愿者就MalariaControl.net和BOINC提出的技术和交流建议。

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