__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 27 June 2006 14:32 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Monday 26 June 2006 22:00 \__
>>
>>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
>>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote
>>> on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:35:39 +0100
>>> <1309659.mUYQW2JNks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> World's Largest Linux System Image Achieved on SGI Altix 4700 Blade
>>>> Servers
>>>>
>>>> SGI Shatters Linux Scalability Records Yet Again With 1,024 Processors
>>>> Running Under Single Copy of Linux
>>>>
>>>> http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=47559
>>>
>>> Interesting, if a bit strange since the HLRB II/LRZ system
>>> seems to have 4x as many processors as Linux can currently
>>> address. But nice if one needs that sort of computing
>>> power for an SMP or grid computing application! :-)
>>>
>>> (Has Microsoft responded to this challenge yet? :-) )
>>
>> They are trying. There was even an attempt yesterday, but I shot it down,
>> I suspect... *grin*
>>
>> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/06/26/windows-hpc-failure/
>>
>
> Well done! It's very scary that anyone could consider attempting to do
> such a thing, particularly using untried software, known for reliability
> and other problems. Just out of interest - did anyone look at the
> /cost/ of this thing?
The guy (let us call him Dummy) didn't mention the factor of cost. Later on I
asked him about the meeting which he and Duww^ (think mirror-like,
horizontal reflection) had with Microsoft. Duww^ is quite a world authority
in the field of statistics, by the way.
When I said to the panel that the product was so terrible that Microsoft
appear to be handing it out for free, he then paused and admitted this was
probably the case. Can you believe it? It's like a drug dealer taking over
your room and giving you a free dose. Based on the final impressions, it
ain't gonna happen (albeit I have my doubts). When others came to realise
that their Linux executable would no longer work (we are *not* a CS
department, so it's not obvious), they were quite bitter and opposed Dummy
in a gentle way.
Best wishes,
Roy
PS - My blog, much like my posts in UseNet, is not written at a high level of
quality. It's a 'dumping ground' for pointers and opinions that fit nowhere
else [1]. I rarely bother to re-write anything to improve the logical
structure and make it alliterate better. I feel the impulse to always point
this out, but maybe I'm just in lack of confidence.
PPS - in response to your earlier follow-up, if you started a blog, I'd
definitely syndicate.
[1] http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/02/01/blogging-is-splendid/
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