Limulus Project: Difference between revisions

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Information on the Limulus project is mostly for historical value. Current open development is performed by Limulus Computing (consult the Systems Manual for details of these systems).

What is the Limulus Project?

The Limulus project goal is to create and maintain an open specification and software stack for a personal workstation cluster. As "edge of cloud" computing becomes more important, these systems are designed to offer HPC, Big Data (Hadoop-Spark), and Deep Learning in almost any location. Ideally, a user should be able to build or purchase a small personal workstation cluster using the Limulus reference design and low cost hardware. In addition, a freely available turn-key Linux based software stack will be created and maintained for use on the Limulus design. A Limulus is intended to be a local workstation cluster platform where users can develop software, test ideas, run edge applications, and teach HPC methods. Consult the following draft of The Personal Linux Cluster: Putting GFLOPS on Desktops (pdf) from Linux Magazine for more background information. The Limulus idea actually came from the Clusterworld Magazine 2005 AMD Value Cluster Project.

Topics:

   Frequently Asked Questions
   Limulus Design
   Limulus Hardware
   Limulus Software
   The Norbert Limulus Cluster
   The Commercial Limulus Cluster
   Limulus Benchmarks

Project Status

The research project has transferred to an open commercial endeavor (Limulus Computing).

The project is was hosted by Basement Supercomputing (now Limulus Computing).

Limulus Trademarks and Licensing

The Limulus Logo and the Limulus Project are trademarks of Limulus Computing. For commercial use of project trademarks or sponsorships, contact Limulus Computing.

Software used by the project is subject to license terms and copyrights as per the authors. Please consult individual packages for more information.

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-Information on the Limulus project is mostly for historical value. Current open development is by [https://www.limulus-computing.com Limulus Computing] (consult the [https://www.limulus-computing.com/Limulus-Manual/doku.php Systems Manual]
+Information on the Limulus project is mostly for historical value. Current open development is performed by [https://www.limulus-computing.com Limulus Computing] (consult the [https://www.limulus-computing.com/Limulus-Manual/doku.php Systems Manual] for details of these systems).
 '''What is the Limulus Project?'''
-The Limulus project goal is to create and maintain an open specification and software stack for a personal workstation cluster. As "edge of cloud" computing becomes more important, these systems are designed to offer HPC, Big Data (Hadoop-Spark), and Deep Learning in almost any location. Ideally, a user should be able to build or purchase a small personal workstation cluster using the Limulus reference design and low cost hardware. In addition, a freely available turn-key Linux based software stack will be created and maintained for use on the Limulus design. A Limulus is intended to be a local workstation cluster platform where users can develop software, test ideas, run edge applications, and teach HPC methods. Consult the following draft of a Linux Magazine  Limulus Article (pdf) for more information. The Limulus idea actually came from the 2005  AMD Value Cluster Project.
+The Limulus project goal is to create and maintain an open specification and software stack for a personal workstation cluster. As "edge of cloud" computing becomes more important, these systems are designed to offer HPC, Big Data (Hadoop-Spark), and Deep Learning in almost any location. Ideally, a user should be able to build or purchase a small personal workstation cluster using the Limulus reference design and low cost hardware. In addition, a freely available turn-key Linux based software stack will be created and maintained for use on the Limulus design. A Limulus is intended to be a local workstation cluster platform where users can develop software, test ideas, run edge applications, and teach HPC methods. Consult the following draft of [https://www.clustermonkey.net/download/whitepapers/Limulus-Nov-2007-draft.pdf The Personal Linux Cluster: Putting GFLOPS on Desktops (pdf)] from Linux Magazine for more background information. The Limulus idea actually came from the [https://www.clustermonkey.net/learning-about-clusters-topmenu-44/projects/41-the-value-cluster-cheaper-better-faster.html Clusterworld Magazine 2005 AMD Value Cluster Project].
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 '''Project Status'''
-The research project has transferred to an open commercial endevour (Limulus Computing).
+The research project has transferred to an open commercial endeavor (Limulus Computing).
+The project is was hosted by  Basement Supercomputing (now [https://www.limulus-computing.com Limulus Computing]).
-The project is hosted by  Basement Supercomputing.
 '''Limulus Trademarks and Licensing'''
-The Limulus Logo and the Limulus Project are trademarks of Limulus Computing. For commercial use of project trademarks or sponsorships, contact Limulus Computing.
+The Limulus Logo and the Limulus Project are trademarks of [https://www.limulus-computing.com Limulus Computing]. For commercial use of project trademarks or sponsorships, contact Limulus Computing.
 Software used by the project is subject to license terms and copyrights as per the authors. Please consult individual packages for more information.