From owner-freebsd-cluster Tue Jul 24 8:34:54 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from jake.akitanet.co.uk (jake.akitanet.co.uk [212.1.130.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F32837B405 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:34:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wiggy@wopr.akitanet.co.uk) Received: from dsl-212-135-208-201.dsl.easynet.co.uk ([212.135.208.201] helo=wopr.akitanet.co.uk) by jake.akitanet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.13 #3) id 15P4Bp-000JWh-00; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:33:42 +0100 Received: from wiggy by wopr.akitanet.co.uk with local (Exim 3.21 #2) id 15P4Dh-000EAX-00; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:35:37 +0100 Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:35:37 +0100 From: Paul Robinson To: Bob Bishop Cc: freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is this list dead? Message-ID: <20010724163537.A54445@jake.akitanet.co.uk> References: <20010724154545.D34017@jake.akitanet.co.uk> <4.3.2.7.2.20010724155503.00be2100@gid.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010724155503.00be2100@gid.co.uk>; from rb@gid.co.uk on Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 04:28:22PM +0100 X-Scanner: exiscan *15P4Bp-000JWh-00*$AK$wZPYlx6QxB9.gRBagC0UB1* Sender: owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Jul 24, Bob Bishop wrote: > There's not too much evidence of FreeBSD-related activity on the various > general cluster-related sites either, but I suspect lights are being hidden > under bushels. What a curious turn of phrase. Fancy explaing? On a general note, I'm just curious as to why FreeBSD clients don't appear to lock files with rpc.lockd, general issues around load-balancing etc. and why nobody seems to want to talk about clustering or pushing it forward under FBSD. -- Paul Robinson ,--------------------------------------- Technical Director @ Akita | A computer lets you make more mistakes PO Box 604, Manchester, M60 3PR | than any other invention with the T: +44 (0) 161 228 6388 (F:6389)| possible exceptions of handguns and | Tequila - Mitch Ratcliffe `----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-cluster" in the body of the message