Subject: Re: Beowulf cluster References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BTW, you forgot to send this to the list... You question at the bottom seemed to imply that. ??? If you care to repost this to the list I'm ok w/ that.
Andrew Martin Adrian Cater wrote: > > > M.C. Vernon wrote: > > > > > > Hmm - is beowulf a .deb? and if so, is it in /slink/non-free > > > > > It seems to be available as RPM's. You can use alien to get it > > installed. > > > > > (not that I can offord to have one right now, but maybe....) > > > > > Me either. However, as a consultant I see 486's trashed from time to > > time... > > > > Enjoy -- Greg. > > -- > > What do you want to spend today? > > Debian GNU/Linux (Free for an UNLIMITED time) > > http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html > > Greg Vence KH2EA/4 > > > > > > -- > > > The Beowulf project is one implementation of a cluster - it happens to be > at NASA in the US. There's more than one way to build a cluster. There's > no such thing as " a beowulf ". The idea behind a cluster should be: > Yes, however, if you read the URLs I initially indicated, several others have used the packages that the Beowulf project made. They tend to call themselves "Beowulf class" clusters. > > For example: > > "We need to render realistic looking sea/characters/views of the Titanic" > I am aware of this project. In fact, that is the same reason I've been putting together plans to do the a cluster. I have an idea for an animated movie and don't have access to the facilities. I'm collecting old 486 boxes and it looks like some places are now dumping old P5's. :) > > -- > > There is an "Extreme Linux" CD which incorporates some of the software > used by the Beowulf project at NASA. It _isn't_ "endorsed by NASA/NASA > official software" because AFAIK the good people at NASA are Federal > civil servants - and NASA is prohibited from endorsing products. > The NASA developed stuff is in the public domain because it has to be - > again, it's because it's Federally funded and the US Govt. doesn't > enforce its rights under copyright law for publically funded work. > > Essentially, it's RedHat 5, plus a few tweaks. The good people at > NASA picked RedHat because it had a packaging system - and Slackware > / tar.gz source didn't. They have been asked to provide .tar.gz > source - but they're busy people doing system maintenance etc > in addition to their main jobs. > > There is _no_reason_ why Debian, especially with Apt as package > manager and auto-updates, couldn't be _the_ distribution of > choice. That's one reason I started to package LAM and > would be prepared to take over MPICH if it hasn't been > taken from John Goerzen. > > I've only got two machines: I haven't got a massively parallel > problem: I don't consider myself a computational guru but > this is a quick summary. Several systems out there running > massively parallel/cluster software applications are based > on Debian: could someone who is actually running one add > anything to this ?? > I realize we could make this stuff packaged by Debian. I'd like that. However, I was just commenting on the current availability of software. I don't have the time or interest to package that. I'm sure you or John would L8r -- Greg. -- What do you want to spend today? Debian GNU/Linux (Free for an UNLIMITED time) http://www.debian.org/social_contract.html Greg Vence KH2EA/4 ----- End of forwarded message from Greg Vence -----
