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To: Alex Belits <abelits@phobos.illtel.denver.co.us>
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Subject: Re: Cluster Computing in BSD 
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Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 20:04:47 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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Bah.

We can debate all the various different models of load-sharing which
might, in academic terms, be termed "clustering" but it nonetheless
misses the point.  True clustering, if the variety which FreeBSD
really needs (IMHO), is distinguished by one principle characteristic:
Total transparency.

None of the mechanisms being discussed here are even remotely close
to that.

						Jordan