Re: [9fans] Plan 9 technical docs and man pages - licensed or public domain?

2012-07-25 Thread Andy Elvey
On 25/07/12 16:06, John Floren wrote: (snip) Just write the code, nobody cares. The manual pages define an interface, and you're going to implement it. The manual pages are copyrighted, sure, because they're written works and are automatically protected by copyright. Besides the recent Google

Re: [9fans] Plan 9 technical docs and man pages - licensed or public domain?

2012-07-25 Thread David Leimbach
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:01 PM, Andy Elvey andy.el...@paradise.net.nzwrote: On 25/07/12 16:06, John Floren wrote: (snip) Just write the code, nobody cares. The manual pages define an interface, and you're going to implement it. The manual pages are copyrighted, sure, because they're

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread balaji
unlike newegg, acmemicro does not stock anything so delivery time is long. On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 9:58 PM, erik quanstrom quans...@quanstro.net wrote: On Wed Jul 25 00:45:01 EDT 2012, j...@jfloren.net wrote: We've got some budget left for hardware, so I'm looking for a server suitable for

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread erik quanstrom
On Wed Jul 25 12:46:23 EDT 2012, balaji.srinivasa+pl...@gmail.com wrote: unlike newegg, acmemicro does not stock anything so delivery time is long. depends on what you order. you can call 'em up and get an account. they'll let you know, and help you change your order slightly to meet

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread Kurt H Maier
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 09:44:31AM -0700, balaji wrote: unlike newegg, acmemicro does not stock anything so delivery time is long. Supermicro resellers (like ixsystems) tend to be better about this.

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread balaji
true, but one order of mine took 2-3 times longer to fulfill than newegg. not attempted returns with these guys either. prices were just about competitive, however, if you're in the bay area you can pick it up and save shipping. the order was just a bunch of 1U supermicros. On Wed, Jul 25, 2012

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread hiro
what are you guys running? java? chrome? I'm fine with 2 cores.

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread hiro
I don't think that can be a problem if all they compile is plan9 software.

Re: [9fans] higher-end compute server recommendations?

2012-07-25 Thread cinap_lenrek
the real question is: how many catclocks can it run in parallel before the front falls off? ;) -- cinap