Comment Re:Mac reliability (Score 1) 450
actually, there were 5:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istari
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Wizards
What Needs Fixing In Linux 865
An anonymous reader writes "Infoweek's Fixing Linux: What's Broken And What To Do About It argues that the 17-year-old open-source operating system still has problems. Leading the list is author Serdar Yegulap's complaint that the kernel application binary interfaces are a moving target. He writes: 'The sheer breadth of kernel interfaces means it's entirely possible for something to break in a way that might not even show up in a fairly rigorous code review.' Also on his list of needed fixes are: a consistent configuration system, to enable distribution; native file versioning; audio APIs; and the integration of X11 with apps. Finally, he argues that Linux needs a committee to insure that all GUIs work consistently and integrate better on the back-end with the kernel."
Comment Re:$12K to $82K @ 54W/core (Score 1) 294
sure, your solution may win if you don't care about bandwidth between separate nodes/OS images.
if you do, however, Cray's backplane is much faster than anything you'll wire up yourself, and is easier/takes up less space then a rack full of infiniband-ed 1U's.
