I know the folks here are using distcc http://dev.gentoo.org/~hanno/distcc.html to compile their gentoo stuff (desktop only).
Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: MacGregor, Ian A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:29 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Grid > > > We've been talking of Grid computing here since either late > 1999 or early 2000. The computing for our main experiment > was designed before the Grid was contemplated. Still we have > implemented some of the middleware needed, and build methods > of authentication and authorization, and participated in Grid > experiments. We have also been pushing the ability to > transfer large amounts of data. The latest effort: 2.3 GB > per second between the local internet hub and Geneva > Switzerland over Internet 2. This is vital to make the Grid work. > > I was looking at the papers from the last Computing in High > Energy Physics conference. I'd estimate that over half dealt > with the Grid. Nearly all had to do with test beds or > implementation standards. But the AMANDA experiment, > Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, is using the Grid > in production. The AMANDA instrument is situated at the South Pole. > > In 1990 if had mentioned the web very few would have heard of > it, but within a few years URL's were ubiquitous. Oracle was > very slow in adapting to the web. Perhaps this time they > want to be avant garde. I don't know how the Grid is to work > in the business environment. Major scientific collaborations > include universities and HEP labs from numerous countries > working towards the same goals including the sharing of > computer resources. I doubt Pepsi would share its resources > with Coke. Will we have the cokegrid, the pepsigrid, etc. > > Ian MacGregor > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:49 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Although I haven't got into the technical details of 'The > Grid' (and thanks for this article - I shall read it), but > nevertheless I have a haunting sense of deja vu. Remember all > the hype over distributed computing that Oracle generated? > Remember the key part client-server was of that? Remember > what Ellison said about that? ('The biggest mistake we ever > made' - I was there, I heard him say it). So..... I'm just > wondering how this particular circle is going to be squared... > > peter > edinburgh > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 7:10 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > While I was cleaning up the other day, I noticed a magazine > sticking out of the middle (sadly, closer to the top) of my > still-to-be-read list. The cover story of Physics Today (Feb. > 2002) is "The Power of Grid Computing". It is a pretty good > review article on the subject. If anyone is interested, the > URL is http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-55/iss-2/p42.html > > The major point seems to be that the grid is simply just a > way to share distributed resources. However, utilizing these > resources needs an infrastructure in place. It "requires > uniform mechanisms for such critical tasks as creating and > managing services on remote computers, supporting single > sign-on to distributed resources, transferring large datasets > at high speeds, forming large distributed virtual > communities, and maintaining information about the existence, > state, and usage policies of community resources...Providing > the infrastructure and tools that make large-scale, secure > resource sharing possible and straight-forward is the Grid's > raison d'etre." > > In addition, this means that computing resources can be > parcelled out like a utility. If you need extra CPU, buy it > and use it from your utility when you need it. You don't need > to own the hardware for your peak load. It also becomes > easier to share data and applications between colleagues at > different locations. > > I can see how databases are part of this picture, but I am > not sure how Oracle will try and place itself at the center > of this trend (unless they mangle the concept of Grid in the process). > > Henry -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
