I assume that the standard specifications for a telecommunications closet would be adequate for this project, I dont know a link, just look in any networking manual. --- Steve Goddard <goddard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > J.R. and others interested: > > "J.R.Wessels" wrote: > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Very good article. I wonder - and this is a > question for Steve (our advisor) > > - - if we could possibly find some room someplace > to put together an HLUG linux > > system. Putting together an HLUG > beowulf/mosix/(whatever you call em) would > > be a nice project and selling point for new > members to join in the action. > > I think this is a great idea. The real problem is > finding space. So, > help me define the type of space you think will be > needed: > > How much space? > > Should it be a separate room? > > Who needs access? That is, is it open to anyone, or > just a few. How > many people need access? > > Related to the above, how many people will need to > be in the room with > the equipment at the same time? > > I am not sure I can find space, but if we can answer > these questions, I > can start looking and begging :) > > > Also - another question for Steve - could the > equipment be aquired from UNL > > inventory at no cost? I know ASUN was giving each > student organization a > > computer a while back, which may mean we can't do > that, but just a thought. > > If anyone else knows, let me know, else I'll do > some asking around in the > > ASUN/Student Evolvement offices or maybe UNL IS. > The space issue would > > probably be the biggest hurdle to the project if > enough people in the group > > wanted to take it up. As to what we would do with > something like this... I > > have no idea. It would probably just be a good > learning experience for > > everyone involved - which is the purpose of this > group. > > > > Yes, we can some computers. OK, maybe not > officially for HLUG, but I > can get them for my research. If I happened to > aquire some old spare > computers from inventory, I would be happy to let > HLUG use them :) > > J.R. is right: space is the biggest hurdle. I > suggest J.R. check with > ASUN/Student Involvement, and everyone else should > be on the lookout for > unclaimed space! > > > On Friday 27 April 2001 11:51, you wrote: > > > Alright probably the last time I'll > bother you today. You can see > > > the idea of clustering intrigues me though. > It's about this Byte's > > > columnist experience with clustering with MOSIX. > ---Jim > > > http://www.byte.com/column/BYT20000925S0005 > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAjrpAK0ACgkQPyYL0z/t9yJgaACguBQtt1711VjsPyReIgR+iD0G > > zQsAniqkwcqYGVJrgd1HJW8kuKcgpmKy > > =RFjx > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ---- > > Husker Linux Users Group mailing list > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > huskerlug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > with a subject of UNSUBSCRIBE > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dr. Steve Goddard Assistant > Professor > Room #215-A, Ferguson Hall Dept. of Computer > Science and Eng. > Phone: (402) 472-9968 University of > Nebraska-Lincoln > Fax: (402) 472-7767 Lincoln NE > 68588-0115 > Email: goddard@xxxxxxxxxxx WWW: > http://www.cse.unl.edu/~goddard/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ---- > Husker Linux Users Group mailing list > To unsubscribe, send a message to > huskerlug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with a subject of UNSUBSCRIBE > > ===== Sir Timbly of Cannatuna, official Knight of the Septoganal Table. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ---- Husker Linux Users Group mailing list To unsubscribe, send a message to huskerlug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of UNSUBSCRIBE