Re: SMP/cc Cluster description

Martin J. Bligh
2001-12-07T18:44:10Z

>> So would that mean I would need bitkeeper installed in order to change my
>> password?
>
> No, that's just one way to solve the problem. Another way would be to have
> a master/slave relationship between the replicas sort of like CVS. In fact,
> you could use CVS.

I'm not sure that's any less vomitworthy.

Keeping things simple that users and/or sysadmins have to deal with is a
Good Thing (tm). I'd have the complexity in the kernel, where complexity
is pushed to the kernel developers, thanks.

>> And IIRC, bitkeeper is not free either?
>
> (... some slighty twisted concept of free snipped.)
>
> But this is more than a bit off topic...

No it's not that far off topic, my point is that you're shifting the complexity
problems to other areas (eg. system mangement / the application level /
filesystems / scheduler load balancing) rather than solving them.

Martin.