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RE: Clustering for Linux 2.3.x?!
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Michael Loftis wrote:
> If the bas beowulf system was brought semi-in-sync with the kernel and
> merged itn that'd be a great start. Alternatively some group could
> form a LinCluster API spec that would allow for at least
> same-plkatform (nd alternately and preferably) cross-linux-platform
> clustering (IE x86, SPARC, and ALPHA in same chunk).
Yes, this would be very nice to have. I've been thinking about clustering
my laptop with my tower PC when required for that bit extra processing
through-put.
> linux-kernel has been talking about MOSIX, what they do would be nice
> to be re-done in a free manner (IE O.S./GPL)
Proprietary cack, and deserves to be binned or API'd out of existence.
What's really needed here is to define a POSIX clustering API so that we
can use a whole bunch of UNIXy systems into an cluster - and GPL'd it.
Cheers,
Alex
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