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Bob Gorman wrote: > http://www.flashmobcomputing.org/ > > I find the idea of a "Cluster Fest" (CF) enticing. Bring a machine, > build up the OS, work it into the cluster. Perhaps the meeting > before the CF could be about clustering. I would love a good presentation about clustering. At YAPC::NA this year we viewed the University cluster center. I was appropriately wowed by all the computing power they had (and requisite cooling!). So clusters are one of those "cool, I'd like to know more" sort of things. > You could still build a "Jalopy Cluster", AKA Big BLU. As a side > effect, build a mini-how-to-faq which could be distributed in advance > of the CF. Documentation == good! > It seems that building such a beast is more about the process and > less about what to do with it afterwards. Exactly! Run RC5 or Seti at home for all I care. I just want to learn more about how to setup the thing, and then later I'll worry about what I might use it for. :-) Drew -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Drew Taylor * Web development & consulting Email: drew at drewtaylor.com * Site implementation & hosting Web : www.drewtaylor.com * perl/mod_perl/DBI/mysql/postgres ----------------------------------------------------------------
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