Some of us here at work have been using "grid computing" to compile programs...
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/distcc.xml Standard disclaimers apply (e.g. all machines must have same versions of copmiler, same architecture, etc. to avoid problems). Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:19 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: anyone have opinions on the future of the 'grid'? > > > Dick, Jared > If you look at the big picture, 20 years ago the idea of a > PC with the > throughput of a mainframe was laughable. Not so laughable today. Large > systems use many of the same components as PCs. Whether this > means the grid > is more than hype remains to be seen. But I suspect Larry > would prefer you > spent your money on Oracle licensing instead of hardware. And > this may be an > area where Oracle can keep ahead of the open-source folks. > > Dennis Williams -- 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).
