On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:48:04 -0500 (EST) "Robert G. Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi folks, I wanted to respond earlier to this thread but RGB has already done a better job of covering the points I hoped to make. :-) In my experience FC makes a very usable cluster OS. > Also, plenty of folks on this list have done just fine running > "frozen" linux distros "as is" for years on cluster nodes. If they > aren't broke, and live behind a firewall so security fixes aren't > terribly important, why fix them? I've got a server upstairs (at > home) that is still running <blush> RH 9. I keep meaning to upgrade > it, but I never have time to set up and safely solve the > bootstrapping problem involved, and it works fine (well inside a > firewall and physically secure). Yes! If it has sufficient security (FW, private network, etc.) and its running well for your applications then theres *no* reason to blush here. If it works, it works. There's no shame in making efficient use of your time. Quite the opposite... Ed -- Edward H. Hill III, PhD | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://eh3.com/
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