DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Would you donate your DSL system ...



I've been doing some research on adding super-computing to DSL.

BOINC would be the easiest to integrate, but doesn't have the flexibility of openMosix.

openMosix is flexible, but doesn't have the security of BOINC.

One idea to make openMosix secure would be to integrate a cryptographic chain-of-trust into the oM kernel.  Nothing that doesn't lead back to a trusted node would get loadbalanced to another node.  Attempts to violate the chain-of-trust could be reported back up the chain. and handled accordingly.  (Node removed from the cluster and sysadmin notified that they may be suffering a malware attack.)

Just think, you could build your own mini-itx cluster (like the cool looking Humidor Cluster by Jeffrey Stephenson http://www.slipperyskip.com/page10.html ) and donate a gigaflop to a good cause, while DSL or DSL-NOT would be getting publicity for running the head node.

You could also run your own applications, but they would not migrate beyond your own cluster because the chain-of-trust would stop at your firewall.

I could do any scripting in my favorite language, but would also need a C coder, since my brain doesn't do C.
Sorry, didn't see the other pages of discussion before posting.

You should check out BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) and Rosetta@home

(Rosetta@home needs your help to determine the 3-dimensional shapes of proteins in research that may ultimately lead to finding cures for some major human diseases. By running the Rosetta program on your computer while you don't need it you will help us speed up and extend our research in ways we couldn't possibly attempt without your help. You will also be helping our efforts at designing new proteins to fight diseases such as HIV, Malaria, Cancer, and Alzheimer's)

Sorry, didn't see the other pages of discussion before posting.
Quote (newby @ Aug. 24 2006,07:47)
Just think, you could build your own mini-itx cluster (like the cool looking Humidor Cluster by Jeffrey Stephenson http://www.slipperyskip.com/page10.html ) and donate a gigaflop to a good cause, while DSL or DSL-NOT would be getting publicity for running the head node.

Thanks for the mention.

I've been looking for some software to run on my picoCluster's compact flash drives.  Last I looked the Linux distibutions would not support CF drives....at least not very easily.

picoCluster

original here.