Re: SMP/cc Cluster description [was Linux/Pro]

Davide Libenzi
2001-12-05T22:04:51Z

On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Larry McVoy wrote:

> > I still think (see my previous email) that we're actually heading to more or
> > less the same place from different directions, which was actually my main
> > point.
>
> Oh, I agree with that. There is no doubt of that, I thought that was fairly
> apparent. We aren't arguing about "what" we are arguing about "how". You
> are saying "I can take the path explored before and do it better" and I'm
> saying "Maybe, but extremely unlikely given history. It's far more likely
> that you'll repeat history by ignoring it, a time honored tradition, albeit
> ill-advised."

Larry, I'd like to remember You that science progress has been made by
people that forced common knowledge, starting from Platone spherical earth
up to Einstain theory of relativity.
A lot of failures sure, but a single success is enough to pay out.
The _main_ difference with the two examples is that earth has always been
spherical and sub-atomic mechanics is always been in that way, while
technology progress could make someone else to succeed where you failed
time ago.

- Davide