Re: [linuxiran] Clusters Forum? What is the porpuse?

[Arash Zeini]

On Thursday 26 June 2003 14:12, Abbas Izad wrote:

> From: Aryan Ameri <address@hidden>
>
> >Reply-To: GNU/Linux in Iran <address@hidden>
> >To: address@hidden
> >Subject: [linuxiran] Clusters Forum? What is the porpuse?
> >Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 11:42:47 +0300
> >
> >Hi there:
> >
> >Well, am I the only one around here, who thinks that having a dedicated
> >forum just for clusters and grid computing in linuxiran.org! is not
> >such a good idea?
>
> Yes, you are! when you establish and dedicate a site to linux every
> aspect of linux are allowed to (should in my oppinion) be covered.
> Ofcourse, it's up to superviser/owner to have a final saying!
>
> I mean, how many people are really interested in this
>
> >thing? Specially in iran?
>
> If someone intressted in the subject then it should considered to be a
> starting point.
> I think it is a great ide to start discuss the subject, learn more about
> it and try it. You
> don't have to have large number of clusters. it is the knowlege that
> counts!
>
> /Abbas
>
> >In a country where mail servers and web servers running linux are less
> >than those running windows (as opposed to western countires), and
> >clusters are actualy non existent, what is the porpuse of having a
> >special forum for clusters? Having a forum dedicated to mail servers or
> >web servers would have made much more sense to me?
> >
> >Cheers

While I fully agree with Abbas on this point, I have to say that Aryan has 
a point too with regard to mail servers as an example.

Hence a general note:
If there is a request or need for forums dedicated to other subjects just 
let us know and we will consider it depending on our possibilities, i.e. 
bandwidth, server space...
Smaller and non-continuing subjects are supposed to go into the "General" 
forum.

With regard to clusters it is so that new_linuxiran seems to be dedicated 
and interested in this subject, and exactly because it is such a special 
area, I thought that it would be great to have it on topic here too. 
Whereas mail and web servers are more readily available and easier to 
setup so that one can partly consider it as "trivial".

Greetings,
Arash
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