From owner-freebsd-advocacy Tue Jun 22 14:21:43 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from www0j.netaddress.usa.net (www0j.netaddress.usa.net [204.68.24.39]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 705EA15479 for ; Tue, 22 Jun 1999 14:21:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jesus.monroy@usa.net) Received: (qmail 4457 invoked by uid 60001); 22 Jun 1999 21:21:28 -0000 Message-ID: <19990622212128.4456.qmail@www0j.netaddress.usa.net> Received: from 204.68.24.39 by www0j via web-mailer(M3.2.0.17) on Tue Jun 22 21:21:27 GMT 1999 Date: 22 Jun 99 14:21:27 PDT From: Jesus Monroy To: dwilde1@thuntek.net Subject: Re: [Re: [Announcing new distributed.net Team FreeBSD site]] Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailer: USANET web-mailer (M3.2.0.17) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Donald Wilde wrote: > Jesus Monroy wrote: > > = > > BUDS (http://www.mozie.com/projects/buds/) has been idle > > for about three weeks. The cluster is available. > > I've checked out the page. I can paste things together > > within about a week. Is there a way to make some > > noize on this, rather than just addin my machines to > > the rolls. Don, any ideas??? > > = > Izzat me Don you're asking? That's a pretty motley collection of > hardware you've got there. We could write a press release, but then > somebody's bound to point out that a single P-II can outperform your > whole cluster -- even if it were running Neolithic Technology as an OS.= > The only take I could get would be something about resurrecting stuff > from the junkyard for useful work. > I should be clear on this because we are having misuderstanding already. = First, I am working on this cluster so that misconceptions, such as those you are presenting can go to the wayside. In short, your supposition is not correct. It is correct under certain sineros (sp?) that what you say WILL happen, but this is NOT the underlying case. = There is a deep misuderstanding of parallel computing, your comments are evidence to that fact. = Next, I have plenty of PII systems to dedicate to this system. Parallel computing is concerned with making results happen on a parallel basis. Plainly you're missing the point of parallel computing and the point of this project (BUDS). In short, you're asking for spinning wheel and fireworks. My opinion is you are taking a rather short sighted view of this and perhaps this might be a place to sharpen your = marketing skills. I never had a problem pitching. I can see many thing here to pitch, but I'm overloaded with work and customer yelling. I'm asking for help and a minor miracle. A miracel no smaller than that which help push this this OS (*BSD) into the public domain from the hands of AT&T. More to the point I'm trying to make an honest effort, had I been a LINUXhead would treat me so barshly. If so, you might want to consider an underlying arrogance that will hold back *BSD. If the whole thing doesn't suit your framework, then call me a nutcase. That might get the press interested. --- "I'd rather pay for my freedom than live in a bitmapped, = pop-up-happy dungeon like NT." http://www.performancecomputing.com/features/9809of1.shtml ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=3D= 1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message