----- "Greg Byshenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A former co-worker of mine now works elsewhere, at a company where > they are looking to build a cluster for some research he will be > doing, and it will almost certainly run Windows. And this is not > because there is something "better" about Windows, but because they > are a Windows shop, and thus the cost of hiring or training staff > would more than outweigh any savings on licenses.
This will also be a big factor for University ITS departments too which often seem to have (at least here in Australia) become MS only shops. -- Christopher Samuel - (03) 9925 4751 - Systems Manager The Victorian Partnership for Advanced Computing P.O. Box 201, Carlton South, VIC 3053, Australia VPAC is a not-for-profit Registered Research Agency _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
