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Examples of Open Source Software.
- The Beowulf Project
- Allows construction of parallel supercomputers using
off-the-shelf hardware and royalty free software.
- Based on Linux for the OS.
- Includes fast ethernet drivers, parallel computing
libraries and support systems.
- Delivers price/performance between half and one tenth the
cost of conventional supercomputer machines.
- Leverages on Morse's law.
- Software written is ensured forward compatibility because
platform will always be available.
- IBM, SGI and Cray are all involved, after realizing it was play or
concede the market.
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