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Mandrake Announces Turn-Key Clustering Distribution

joestar writes "According to their website, Mandrake and partners (Bull, INPG/INRIA...) have launched an 'easy-to-deploy easy-to-use Linux Clustering solution,' that has already been tested on a 40-node cluster. Of course, it's published under the GPL, comes with parallel applications, and is available for download as an ISO. It seems the project is financed by French government. It's great because I've always dreamed of having my own supercomputer at home."

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  1. Mandrake rocks by llama_flyer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I really like using mandrake so I wonder how easy it would be to cluster a bunch of mandrake boxes?

  2. Heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why isn't this being released under the GPL? I thought Mandrake was all about free software...

  3. that's nothing. by Trolling+Stones · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Subway just announced that a partnership with Jello Biafra. True story!

    At subway, you get a sub prepared anyway you like, by the friendly, efficient staff. Choose from mouth-watering veggies, succulent meats and cheeses, and a variety of freshly-baked bread. Why not stop in today and pick up some subs for the whole family to enjoy. I suggest the Italian BMT, piled high with genoa salami, pepperoni, ham, and provolone cheese. Top it with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles, a few spritzes of italian dressing, and a dash of salt and you've got a meal fit for king. Subway: eat fresh!

    g to the oatse
    c to the izzex
    fo shizzle my nizzle click here (note: the site is currently down. I expect it to come back online around Thanksgiving) to dispatch Jared and his formerly overweight goons to crack down on Subway if they don't honor the $3.49 Troll Tuesday deal. Make sure you provide the store number and address. Mine is store number 5839. Don't believe me about the concept of the jared dispatch? Yahoo has an article about it here, although it is pretty light on the details.

    Note: I've gotten a few comments that the link to Jared Dispatch doesn't work. I think the site got taken down because of abuse of the service. Although the site got taken down, I still highly reccomend Subway and their high quality subs. To show my appreciation, here is a link to Free Subway Coupons. I had to redirect it through Yahoo's site redirector, because my of the filter at work. Anyways, here is the link!

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    Note 4: To all those who think that sub is an incorrect term, I live in upstate NY, and we call it a sub here. There are no hoagies, grinders, po'boys, footlongs, heroes, or any other made up names. It's not hoagieway after all, its Subway.

  4. Re:oooh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's long term redundancy. The real question is why are the other imagine-a-beowulf-cluster-of-these "jokes" all modded up +4. Oh well, that's why I posted it anonymously and got the FP, suckas!

  5. ReTime drift by tomhudson · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    The main reason for time drift on your box is gaming - the PIC has its' timing changed from 18.9 ticks per second to 100, 1000, or 10,000 or more (Get Borlands' old turbo profiler and you can set the ticks per second yourself). Of course, when you stop the game, the time is only approximately reset.

    Boxes w/o games running on them usually don't gain or loose more than a few seconds per year, in my experience.