Re: [gentoo-cluster] Gentoo Clustering LiveCD/DVD (Google SoC 2008 project)

[Eric Thibodeau]

Ok, I forgot to mention some restrictions:

1- please make sure the packages are in portage or at least in some 
"official" overlay
2- verify that the package's license admits redistribution, there are 
unfortunately many sci FOSS that are shy when it comes to 
"redistribution" unfortunately

Note that I might accept some ebuilds to put directly into the CD's 
overlay if they prove to be quite useful (can impress people by their 
functions on a cluster ;P )

Eric
Eric Thibodeau wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>    As some of you may already know, I am working on a clustering
> livedvd. Although a livecvd is flashy and all, my efforts are geared
> towards making ebuilds and meta-ebuilds that ease setting up a freshly
> installed stage3 system into a Master Beowulf server with
> PXE+tftp+NFSroot booted nodes. My progressing work is available on the
> unofficial Gentoo overlay server
> (http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/ , direct link being:
> http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/clustering-livecd.git;a=summary).
> Everything needed to create the livedvd as well as the NFSroot images
> (notably catalyst specs and custom ebuilds) is available there. I also
> make the resulting/progressing work available in my personal web
> server http://wiki.neuralbs.com/~kyron/soc2008/ but, please, don't
> download the iso image unless you've asked me first since it's not
> complete work and is not "functional" per say (the current image does
> not contain the node's nfsroot and the auto-configuration scripts are
> still being worked on)
>
>    So, this means it's now the perfect time to send me your wish list.
> Since we're all interested in seeing Gentoo "sell" as a powerful
> platform for HPC, it would be nice if some of you could give me good
> examples of apps that give some nice "marketable" GUI results ;) as
> well as more seriously used HPC apps (less the marketing fluff).
>
>    Apart from the wish list, I think a custom theme would also be
> nice. So a bootsplah, I heard that _really_ sells with the CEOs, as
> well as some other nifty fb stuff would be willingly integrated into
> the livedvd ;)
>
> That's it for now, just wanted to make an official thread since I seem
> to have forgotten to do so ;)
>
> Eric Thibodeau (aka kyron on freenode.net)

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