Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 13:26:06 -0600 (MDT) From: "David A. Bader" <dbader@eece.unm.edu> To: andrews@technologist.com Cc: trevor@jpj.net, will@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/12188: New port: pbs-2.1.11 (misc/PBS) a batch scheduler Message-ID: <200005141926.NAA10453@eece.unm.edu> In-Reply-To: <20000511123409.C393@argon.blackdawn.com> (message from Will Andrews on Thu, 11 May 2000 12:34:09 -0400) References: <200004230101.TAA00723@eece.unm.edu> <Pine.BSI.4.21.0004222205300.7640-100000@blues.jpj.net> <20000511123409.C393@argon.blackdawn.com>
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Will, Thanks, -david David A. Bader, Ph.D. Office: 505-277-6724 Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering FAX: 505-277-1439 EECE Building University of New Mexico dbader@eece.unm.edu Albuquerque, NM 87131 http://www.eece.unm.edu/~dbader > Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 12:34:09 -0400 > From: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> > Cc: "David A. Bader" <dbader@eece.unm.edu>, will@FreeBSD.ORG, > freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT i386 > Sender: will@blackdawn.com > X-Sorted: Default > > On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 10:45:47PM -0400, Trevor Johnson wrote: > > > Rationale: there are several Linux clustering projects (Beowulf, > > > ExtremeLinux, TurboLinux, etc.) that aim to provide all the tools to > > > use Linux in high-performance cluster computing. > > > > This sort of thing is the height of fashion and has attracted a lot of > > favorable attention for the Linux folks. > > Yes, I agree. I will make more effort to test the port and get it added to > the tree. Thanks for your contribution, David, and sorry for not realizing > the purpose/advantage of this port before. :-) > > > I am not a lawyer, but from my reading of the license (which can be > > displayed by browsing http://pbs.mrj.com/license.php3\?site_id=anonymous) > > it looks to me as though we could include this program as a package on > > CD-ROMs and mirror the distfile, so long as the license is not removed > > from the distfile (assuming it is in there--I didn't feel like filling out > > their survey) and is printed before the package is installed. It looks > > like putting it in pkg/MESSAGE would achieve this. The license reads like > > a BSD license with the old advertising clause--no more restrictive than > > the license on FreeBSD itself was last July (see /usr/src/COPYRIGHT). > > Ok, I'll take another shot at the license and perhaps we will finally close > this very-old PR, and see pbs included in the 4.1-RELEASE CDs. The fact > that David replied so quickly also helps with this job, since there is > probably no way I can test this port in clustering environments. I only > have two FreeBSD systems and they are linked by ethernet. > > > > > I think perhaps if people want to install PBS they could read a > > > > howto instead of usin a port. > > > > It's strange to read such seeming dismissal of the ports collection from > > someone who has contributed so much to it. > > You know, you're absolutely right. But I'm used to programs that do not > have restrictive licenses. If you look at the 80 or so ports I maintain, > you will notice none of them have anything other than the QPL, GPL, BSDL, > or artistic licenses. My real sympathy is with open-source programs. ;-) > > Since I'm mostly complaining about silly restrictions and since pbs covers > a niche the ports collection doesn't currently, I will personally see to it > that pbs is in the tree before June. > > Thanks, > -- > Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> > GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- > ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ > G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? > -- David A. Bader, Ph.D. Office: 505-277-6724 Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering FAX: 505-277-1439 EECE Building University of New Mexico dbader@eece.unm.edu Albuquerque, NM 87131 http://www.eece.unm.edu/~dbader To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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