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That was my first thought too...
Why take an OS which is fundamentally designed to have a user sitting at a screen clicking mouse buttons and try to do clustering with it?

Unix/Linux is designed from the ground up to be setup/used remotely. It also has a proper task manager (ie. one which actually knows how much memory usage, etc.) and all the tools needed to use it remotely. It also knows how to cache the disks and page memory, unlike Windows which is brain-dead when it comes to that sort of thing.

The only reason for doing this is to fool ignorant, Windows-brainwashed PHBs into parting with their money.
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Yes and..  Prognosticator | 06/09/06
Save it  DarthRidiculous | 06/09/06
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Everyone else  panic man | 06/09/06
Cost was listed  Loverock Davidson | 06/09/06
IT cost  panic man | 06/09/06
Why?  Patrick Jones | 06/09/06
I agree ...  IanX | 06/09/06
That was my first thought too...  jinko | 06/09/06
When I first saw the headline of this article...  Henry Miller | 06/09/06
More likely...  tic swayback | 06/09/06
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Microsoft is becoming...  Henry Miller | 06/09/06
Blah blah blah  Loverock Davidson | 06/09/06
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When was the last time?  Henry Miller | 06/09/06
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Suuuure you did  John Zern | 06/09/06
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Exactly right, no_axe.  whisperycat | 06/09/06
Appearance of Impropriety  mighetto | 06/09/06
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Laugh  Sabz5150 | 06/09/06
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I have friend...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/06
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So, how much you wanna bet?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/06
well bets are stupid...  Monkey_MCSE | 06/09/06
Yes, you doofus...n  michael_t | 06/09/06
Ah Yes  axe's worst nightmare | 06/10/06
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Oh, we forgot Bitty, only you have the authority to throw insults...  itanalyst | 06/09/06
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Good Question. Hear's a thought  John Zern | 06/09/06
Ironic you chose Boeing...  Linux Advocate | 06/09/06
Please do not mistake  John Zern | 06/10/06
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Hillarious.... After Linux clusters are used in the 10,000s of  michael_t | 06/10/06
Actually, what this shows is..  John Zern | 06/10/06
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 06/09/06
Message has been deleted.  osreinstall | 06/09/06
Yes dear, now go back to your 2X-L Robot  itanalyst | 06/09/06
Dear? I hope not.  osreinstall | 06/09/06
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Not quite  michael_t | 06/09/06
Yeah, sure it is.  osreinstall | 06/09/06
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Wishful thinking at best  osreinstall | 06/09/06
But you are wrong  Linux Advocate | 06/09/06
Only in your world  osreinstall | 06/09/06
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It is so easy with your posts. Don't even have to try.  osreinstall | 06/09/06
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Again you are wrong  Linux Advocate | 06/10/06
One more thing  Linux Advocate | 06/10/06
You haven't been right  osreinstall | 06/10/06
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I added enough  Linux Advocate | 06/09/06
Yeah, sure you did.  osreinstall | 06/10/06
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Not going to quit  Linux Advocate | 06/10/06
Wish you would. Can't argue facts.  osreinstall | 06/10/06
Here you go...  Linux Advocate | 06/10/06
What are you trying to prove?  osreinstall | 06/10/06
Come on now  Linux Advocate | 06/11/06
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What a school yard chant you had.  osreinstall | 06/11/06
Right on cue!  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 06/12/06
Grow up loser.  osreinstall | 06/12/06
Good dog!  Jim Blaine - Bellingham WA. | 06/12/06
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