Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Domains

Domain: geeknik.net

Stories and comments across the archive that link to geeknik.net.

Stories · 4

  1. FreeBSD From Scratch

    Bsd · Bsd · · posted by timothy · from the and-scratch-don't-mean-nothin' dept. · 58 comments
    geekmedia writes "Daemon News has an excellent article which describes a fully automated installation of a customized FreeBSD system compiled from source, including compilation of all your favorite ports and configured to match your idea of the perfect system. If you think make world is a wonderful concept, FreeBSD From Scratch extends it to make universe."

  2. How to Build, Install, Secure & Optimize PHP

    Developers · Php · · posted by Hemos · from the getting-it-all-installed dept. · 19 comments
    geekmedia writes "Open Network Architecture has an excellent article up entitled "How to Build, Install, Secure & Optimize PHP.""

  3. More On Paid Distributed Computing

    Internet · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the must-use-spare-cycles-suck-electricity dept. · 122 comments
    Nastard writes: "Theres a story over at C-Net News.com about making money with distributed processing. The article talks about several companies that are planning to launch per-per-idle projects this fall. Apparantly someone has finally caught on that there is money to be made in this. No surprise that one of the companies is headed up by SETI@Home founder David Anderson." I've always been a fan of distributed.net -- (Subliminal Message: Sign up for Team Slashdot!), but I do wonder with these pay schemes if the payment will actually be enough to cover the cost of electricity. Hurm.

    [timothy butts in ...] Also, you may want to check this out. A semi-anonymous reader writes: "Distributed.net President David McNett recently did an interview here with the guys over at Geeknik.net. In the interview, he discusses his role with Distributed.net, future projects they are going to work on, and how he views competition between the various distributed computing organizations. Great read."

  4. More On Paid Distributed Computing

    Internet · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the must-use-spare-cycles-suck-electricity dept. · 122 comments
    Nastard writes: "Theres a story over at C-Net News.com about making money with distributed processing. The article talks about several companies that are planning to launch per-per-idle projects this fall. Apparantly someone has finally caught on that there is money to be made in this. No surprise that one of the companies is headed up by SETI@Home founder David Anderson." I've always been a fan of distributed.net -- (Subliminal Message: Sign up for Team Slashdot!), but I do wonder with these pay schemes if the payment will actually be enough to cover the cost of electricity. Hurm.

    [timothy butts in ...] Also, you may want to check this out. A semi-anonymous reader writes: "Distributed.net President David McNett recently did an interview here with the guys over at Geeknik.net. In the interview, he discusses his role with Distributed.net, future projects they are going to work on, and how he views competition between the various distributed computing organizations. Great read."