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<CHAPTER ID="Introduction">
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<TITLE>Introduction</TITLE>
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<SECT1><TITLE>openMosix HOWTO</TITLE>
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<PARA>
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In the beginning there was Mosix, then came openMosix, in my opinion a
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more interesting project. Not only from a technical point of view but
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also due to the more correct license. I made the decision to focus
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this HOWTO on openMosix rather than on Mosix, mainly based on the fact
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that openMosix has a bigger userbase. (Moshe Bar states that about 97%
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of the old Mosix community has switched over to openMosix.)
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(20020705) Given the above, lots of information might be valuable to
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both users of Mosix and openMosix. I decided to split the
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HOWTO. The latest release of the Mosix HOWTO, containing info about
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both Mosix and OpenMosix will be 0.20 My intention is to focus on the
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openMosix HOWTO, however not neglecting the Mosix users.
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More info on <ulink url="http://howto.ipng.be/Mosix-HOWTO/"><citetitle>
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http://howto.ipng.be/Mosix-HOWTO/</citetitle></ulink>
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<SECT1><TITLE>Introduction</TITLE>
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<PARA>
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This document gives a brief description of openMosix, a software package
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that turns a network of GNU/Linux computers into a computer cluster.
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Along the way, some background to parallel processing is given, as
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well as a brief introduction to programs that make special use of
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openMosix's capabilities. The HOWTO expands on the documentation as it
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provides more background information and discusses the quirks of
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various distributions.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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Since the creation of this HOWTO some people of the Mosix team created
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openMosix (more info later), initially
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both openMosix and Mosix were discussed
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in this HOWTO.
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Although lots of information might be valuable to both users of Mosix and
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openMosix. I decided to split the HOWTO. The latest relase of the
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Mosix HOWTO, containing info about both Mosix and OpenMosix will be 0.20
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and can be found on
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<ulink url="http://howto.ipng.be/Mosix-HOWTO/Mosix-HOWTO/"><citetitle>
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http://howto.ipng.be/Mosix-HOWTO/Mosix-HOWTO/</citetitle></ulink>
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</para>
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<PARA>
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Kris Buytaert got involved in this piece of work when Scot Stevenson was
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looking for somebody to take over the Job: this was during February 2002.
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While initially we discussed both Mosix and openMosix, this version
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of the HOWTO now mainly focuses on openMosix. Please note that
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the document often still mentions Mosix where it should read openMosix.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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<!-- ("FEHLT", in case you are wondering, is German for "missing"). -->
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You will notice that some of the headings are not as serious as they
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should be. Scot had planned to write the HOWTO in a slightly lighter
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style, as the world (and even the part of the world with a burping
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penguin as a mascot) is full of technical literature that is deadly.
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Therefore some parts still have these comments.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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</PARA>
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</SECT1>
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<SECT1><TITLE>Disclaimer</TITLE>
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<PARA>
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Use the information in this document at your own risk. I disavow
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potential liability for the contents of this document. Use of these
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concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document is entirely
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at your own risk.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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All copyrights are owned by their respective owners, unless specified
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otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded
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affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. openMosix is
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Copyright (c) by Moshe Bar. Mosix is Copyright (c) by Amnon Barak.
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Linux is a Registered Trademark of Linus Torvalds. openMosix is
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licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
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published by the Free Software Foundation.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as
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endorsements.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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You are strongly recommended to take a backup of your system before
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major installation and backups at regular intervals.
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</PARA>
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</SECT1>
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<SECT1><TITLE> Distribution policy</TITLE>
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<PARA>
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Copyright (c) 2002 by Kris Buytaert and Scot W. Stevenson. This
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document may be distributed under the terms of the GNU Free
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Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by
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the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no
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Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license
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is included in the appendix entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".
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</PARA>
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</SECT1>
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<SECT1><TITLE>New versions of this document</TITLE>
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<PARA>
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Official New versions of this document can be found on the web pages of
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<ulink url="http://www.tldp.org"><citetitle>
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the Linux Documentation Project
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</citetitle></ulink>
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Drafts and Beta versions will be available on
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<ulink
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url="http://howto.ipng.be/Mosix-HOWTO/index.html"><citetitle>howto.ipng.be
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</citetitle></ulink>
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in the appropriate sub folder. Changes to this document will usually
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be discussed on the openMosix Mailing Lists. See the <ulink
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url="http://openmosix.sourceforge.net"><citetitle>openMosix
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</citetitle></ulink>
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for details.
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</PARA>
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</SECT1>
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<SECT1><TITLE>Feedback</TITLE>
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<PARA>
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Currently this HOWTO is being maintained by Kris Buytaert. Please do
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send remarks and updates for the howto to him.
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</PARA>
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<PARA>
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If you have a technical question about openMosix/Mosix itself,
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please post them on the more appropriate mailing list.
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</PARA>
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</SECT1>
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</CHAPTER>
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