From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 24 18:35:36 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FAFA16A4CE for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:35:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from postoffice.e-easy.com.au (eth0.lnk.e-easy.com.au [203.31.73.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4D1543F75 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2003 18:35:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nigel@e-easy.com.au) Received: from e-easy.com.au (eet03s01.aims.private [192.168.10.3]) by postoffice.e-easy.com.au with ESMTP id hAP2aClG014447 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:36:13 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from nigel@e-easy.com.au) Received: from eet03s01 by e-easy.com.au (e-easy.com.au) (MDaemon.PRO.v7.0.0g.R) with ESMTP id md50000026542.msg for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:32:04 +1100 From: "Nigel Weeks" To: "'.VWV.'" , Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:32:03 +1100 Organization: E-Easy Message-ID: <000001c3b2fc$4fabd5b0$030aa8c0@corp.eeasy.com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <003601c3b2f6$3d33a6c0$9baeabd4@workstation> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.0 X-Spam-Processed: e-easy.com.au, Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:32:04 +1100 (not processed: spam filter disabled) X-Return-Path: nigel@e-easy.com.au X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://amavis.org/) X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.4 required=4.5 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on firewall.aims.private Subject: RE: Re: what's unix and what's not X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 02:35:36 -0000 If you're after 'SSI' (Single Server Image), then you're in for some = work on FreeBSD. The patches from the Mosix group could be ported, but it'd be hard work. DragonFlyBSD has a distant goal to include between-machine messaging for process migration, but I'd say you need one now. If they'd handle a master/slave cluster, MPI, PVM, Ganglia(for = monitoring), and the new framework under Seti@home(BOINC) will run with the least = amount of work. Out of the box: Clusterit (/usr/ports/net/clusterit) gives some handy functionailty. PVM (/usr/ports/net/pvm) runs brilliantly MPI (/usr/ports/net/lam, /usr/ports/net/mpich) are popular, powerful = methods I'm into clusters too. I can't wait to do a `top` on a FreeBSD box, and = see processors 0 - 63 busy... Ps. I'm not calling you a zealot. Just be careful recommending to others = too loudly. It's a quick and easy way to get discredited. Pps. I have an Israeli heritage. They write great code. N. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of .VWV. > Sent: Tuesday, 25 November 2003 12:49 > To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Re: what's unix and what's not >=20 >=20 >=20 > I send you all of my most sincere thanks. I have also read=20 > some strings linking to israelian developers. I have no=20 > problems with israelian products, being a mechanics-lover, I=20 > trust their solutions for defensive weapons. I'm not a=20 > zealot, I have simply made my choice for the future. >=20 > I would also like to offer a valid alternative for the=20 > symmetric-multiprocessor system at the local centre of=20 > calculation of the university. The system is a 'power'=20 > architecture mainframe of IBM. I have read FreeBSD is not=20 > ready for this purposes. >=20 > I hope I'm wrong, because I also trust FreeBSD for=20 > calculation machines, even if I know its specialty are the=20 > internet and the database services. >=20 > .VWV. >=20 > Nigel Weeks wrote: > > Careful. > > Mosix(aka OpenMosix) is a patch to a generic Linux kernel -=20 > hardly a=20 > > variant. > > > > There were/are distro's based on this mod - the distro is=20 > not where it=20 > > started. Mosix actually started on BSD/OS...at an Israeli=20 > > University... > > > > Don't get yourself labelled a Zealot - it's the worst thing=20 > you could=20 > > do... > > > > N. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free> bsd-advocacy > To=20 > unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20