Well, the time is here. When MS puts their marketing machine in gear they will be sending a clear an consistent message to the HPC community. At this point I have to ask "What is the Linux Cluster message?"
Over the last 3-4 years I have been involved in trying to help formulate and broadcast this message for the Linux Cluster community, first with ClusterWorld Magazine, and now ClusterMonkey.net. I also worked quite a bit on putting together what I call The Cluster Agenda. http://agenda.clustermonkey.net/ In particular, I designed the Cluster Agenda to be a community Wiki that will provide a "road map of best practices and challenges" to the Linux cluster community. My vision was that it would provide a starting point for those interested in HPC cluster computing. To date, the Cluster Agenda has seen minimal input from the community. (even after numerous invitation to those on this list to contribute) In addition, I have seen minimal support from vendors to help sponsor ClusterMonkey.net. I find this both puzzling and troubling. It reminds me of the short-sighted vendor strategy used in the UNIX wars. The sense I get is that many people are concerned about the MS foray into this space, but short of stating various doom and gloom scenarios, see very little else that can be done. I would be interested in the opinions of those who have followed this list and community over the years. As for the ClusterMonkey.net and the Cluster Agenda, I and some other volunteers will continue to help support the community with these efforts, but our voice is not as loud as it could be. -- Doug (Head Monkey) _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
