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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Well, this is very timely. I'm putting together the initial chapters for a book on Beowulf technology, and would be very happy to compile a laundry list of things people would like to see in it. Please send your wish lists for a Beowulf book directly to my e-mail address:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>rschilling@affiliatedhealth.org</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Richard Schilling</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Affiliated Health Services</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Louis Haynes/Raleigh/IBM [<A HREF="mailto:ljhaynes@us.ibm.com">mailto:ljhaynes@us.ibm.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 11:30 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: beowulf@beowulf.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: Beowulf Clusters Book</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This reply is a bit late...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> When I was getting into Beowulf's, setting one up as a newbie while in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> school, I could not find the resources that pertained to my </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> questions. I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> scoured the net and could not find the appropriate FAQ's that </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> addressed my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> problems, especially with RSH. I think now there are better </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> resources as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> this was a few years ago, though not too far back. There </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> still seems to be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> a lack of a 'One Stop Shop For Newbie's'. If anyone knows of </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> one please</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> advise.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I been collecting information to create a site for Beowulf </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Newbies but so</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> far I have lacked the time to organize it. There are still </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> missing links</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> in my experience because I am not as knowledgable as most </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> folks on this</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> list.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> If someone would like to help with this cause I would appreciate any</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> guidence or suggestions as to what Newbie Information is </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> needed most. Part</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> of my modivation to do this is so that I can learn more about </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> clustering.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> The work that I do is for my personal gain and I do it my spare time.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Thanks,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Just my half-a-nickel's worth.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Louis Haynes</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Val Henson <vhenson@esscom.com>@beowulf.org on 09/19/2000 02:55:51 PM</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent by: beowulf-admin@beowulf.org</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: Scott Burlington <scottyb@cim.mcgill.ca></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> cc: "Brian G. Powell" <bpowell@uucom.com>, beowulf@beowulf.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: Re: Beowulf Clusters Book</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 02:23:10PM -0400, Scott Burlington wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > Honestly, I'd wait. We bought the Linux Clusters book and </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> honestly I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > don't feel that version 1.0 was really worth it.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > The software included could be useful, but as is always the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> case with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > software an internet connection is far more valuable than a CD.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > The book itself seems to have a hard time identifying it's</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > audience. There aren't many linux newbie's with $100 000 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> for a linux</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > cluster yet the book seems to have an apologetic attitude </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> towards being</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> > technical, frankly I find this a little baffling.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> It seems to me that Linux newbies all too often find themselves in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> charge of setting up a new Linux cluster. Witness the number of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> rsh-related questions on this list. :)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I agree, an internet connection is more valuable than a CD, and in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> this case, more valuable than the book. Someone setting up a Linux</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> cluster would probably be better off reading a few FAQ's, checking out</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> websites of other clusters, and reading the beowulf list archives.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -VAL</FONT>
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