From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Oct 6 14:15:13 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA29296 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 14:15:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from unix.tfs.net (root@unix.tfs.net [199.79.146.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA29291 for ; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 14:15:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jbryant@argus.tfs.net) Received: from argus.tfs.net (pm3-p7.tfs.net [206.154.183.199]) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA24858; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:13:43 -0500 Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by argus.tfs.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) id QAA04353; Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:15:05 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199710062115.QAA04353@argus.tfs.net> Subject: Re: Building parallel "Beowulf-style" supercomputers with FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <199710061849.LAA15815@usr04.primenet.com> from Terry Lambert at "Oct 6, 97 06:49:28 pm" To: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert) Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:15:04 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Reply-to: jbryant@tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 9 01:01:24 CDT 1997 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > > A cluster based on FreeBSD would > > I suppose have to have a different name, but we've done a lot of computing > > over the last three years with such a cluster: works fine. > > I vote for "Legion", because of the obvious tip of the hat to Chuck... No. Reasons: read bible, or watch Red Dwarf episode by same name, in neither of which was the character Legion very successful. "Hyperpool", it sticks, it has no biblical or comedic references, it fits the style of terminology used in massively parallel literature [hmmm... massively parallel literature, that's me with nine books open in my lap and on the desk with about twenty or so on the floor], people will take it more seriously than something named Legion, etc... blah blah blah. jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+