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Oracle's GPL Linux Firewire Clustering

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-a-bad-idea dept.

Smoking writes "It seems that Oracle just released libraries to allow low cost Linux clustering solutions using firewire... Aside from the coolness factor (imagine a beowulf cluster of DV cameras...) it's quite new for Oracle to release GPL software. They also seem to include really useful tools for NIC failover, Wizard building framework and integration of the cluster into Gnome (via a gnomevfs plugin)."

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  1. Re:HELLO LOSERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    *w00t*

    fp 4 me LOSERS!!!

  2. Update from Afghanistan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I talked to Junis the other day. He says he is making great use of these libraries. Apparently he has been using km lengths of firewire to set up "spy cameras" to catch local red light runners. He says "If needed, we will use these as an early warning system if/when war breaks out in the area again."

    Apparently it was very easy to set up a firewire port on his Commodore-64. He just needed to attach a funny dongle to the back of it. He is also impressed with gnome as it allows for more than 40 characters of text on any given line.

  3. Re:Sorry i had to say this ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    1. imagine a beowulf cluster of these
    2. check latest netcraft BSD survey
    3. get FP
    4. write new open source business plan
    5. ???
    6. PROFIT!!

  4. That play Ogg Vorbis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    while a petrified Natalie Portman pours hot grits down her pants.

  5. GPL Nice... Registration bad. by Alron · · Score: 3, Troll

    A thing to note about this nice software from Oracle... from what I found, you have to REGISTER on their website just to get access to it... Registration requires everything... phone, company info, home address, company address, you name it. Kinda intrusive for a GPL thing, no?

    --
    --Alron