* Arne Babenhauserheide ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Am Mittwoch 29 Oktober 2008 09:35:48 schrieb Sergiu Ivanov: > > Is it possible to run only *parts* of the Hurd on separate computers, > > that is, make the Hurd a kind of a network operating system. It most > > probably sounds crazy, but I know that only a microkernel OS can do > > something like that, so the Hurd may be appropriate :-) > > > > Sorry for being late with the idea :-( > > Most important is, that you wrote it, not when you did. > > And I like it. > It sounds just crazy enough to become a reality someday :) > > Maybe with people sharing some servers, even though their main programs run > on > different computers - Far fetched I can imagine a shared virtual reality Hurd > server which creates the environment for all users which could even be > running > on dedicated hardware.
How is this different from what marketing people call "Cloud Computing" ? Perhaps using the Hurd this way gives you more control, but I don't see much difference here... Cheers, -ben
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