You don't mine ripple with BOINC. You are awarded a little ripple by aiding in medical research. I've tried it and I do not think it is worth the effort. The concept is good, but the coin distribution is shit just like with NXT(even if ripples aren't, coins I'll call them coins for clarifycation). If the market accepts the coin distribution it might survive. I see many people(as the guy above my post) saying it is scam - No one is trying to fooling anyone, it is completely open and transparent. The word "scam" is used just as loosely in this forum as a teen saying everything is "amazing". Scam is defined by something completely different.