[Beowulf] Open source and the Draft Report of the Task Force on High Performance Computing

[Lux, Jim (337C)]

(sorry about top post.. Outlook.. need I say more)

This time of year (end of US Govt Fiscal Year) is a time for reports and such.  As Scott points out, program managers are always under the gun to show that R&D investments that they have made are “transitioning to operational use” or that the investment was sufficiently worthy.  We leave a discussion of the inherently risky nature of R&D investments to others.

Jim Lux

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To DOE's credit, they are not picking and choosing. They are funding R&D such as Fast Forward and Design Forward as well as software development. They _do_ want to see the investments pay off and be used.

Scott
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