http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/18964.html
"...Clustering technology is designed to help companies leverage the power of interconnected computers by letting them serve as a single processing unit. The technology promises more powerful applications that provide a scalable, low-cost alternative to high-end, centralized servers, such as those sold by IBM.
"The key is the clusters, because high-end computing is the focus of our company," said Staats. "Linux is the ideal operating system for the clustering environment."
Growing Interest
With major players like Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) looking at clustering technologies, Terra Soft is positioned for growth, especially because the Xserve has been well-received in the technical community.
Staats said after three years of making Linux available for Apple computers, things are finally beginning to fall into place for Terra Soft.
"There are now a large number of third-party solutions and products and vendors and service providers and clients that are jumping on the Yellow Dog [Linux] boat," said Staats.
All About Science
Terra Soft recently shipped version 2.3 of Yellow Dog Linux. The newest version offers the KDE desktop, which provides features like graphical user interface "translucency."
Oh and "Now and then, for no good reason, life will haul off and knock a man flat," the father consoles his son. The 1957 Disney movie OLD YELLER is like that. For most of the film, it is a light hearted slice of life with scenes reminiscent of the old Disney nature documentaries. Toward the end, the movie takes a sharp turn, transforming it into a tragedy.
For bill Gates I hope.