From owner-freebsd-current Wed Dec 30 08:32:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA00838 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:32:16 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (Ilsa.StevesCafe.com [205.168.119.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA00829 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:32:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from smp@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com) Received: from Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (localhost.StevesCafe.com [127.0.0.1]) by Ilsa.StevesCafe.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA02401; Wed, 30 Dec 1998 09:35:56 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199812301635.JAA02401@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 From: Steve Passe To: "Steven P. Donegan" cc: Christian Kuhtz , Steve Passe , freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NOW/MOSIX/Beowulf In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 30 Dec 1998 06:17:00 PST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 09:35:55 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, > The two (different, but similar) goals I'm looking at are: > > Hobby level (ie commodity hardware and 'cheap') NOW plaything This is what I'm looking at. I have a dual p5, dual p6, and 3 dual PII that I would like to clucster. Obviously not a mix that promotes commercial efficiency. But a good cross section for concept development. IMHO this "hobby level" model is what would best serve the free community. > MOSIX provides for up to 6 BSDI nodes, using any available network > path(s) and provides transparent load distribution/migration - no > specialized programming/API's needed to use it - it appears as if it's > one computer. This appeals to me, when I went to the MOSIX site I only saw linux code, can anyone point me at bsdi code? -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message