EduardoS (no.delete@this.spam.com) on July 1, 2013 6:04 pm wrote:
> Michael S (already5chosen.delete@this.yahoo.com) on July 1, 2013 4:11 pm wrote:
> > On the other hand, "massively-parallel FP calculations" field would be heavily impacted,
> > because here quite often users programs depends on Linux-specific details, rather than on
> > higher level portable abstractions. And even when users programs do depend on abstractions,
> > implementations of these abstractions on non-Linux platforms are often either unavailable
> > or far less mature. Or available and mature, but on less cost-effective hardware.
>
> With all the bizarre things that exists in the HPC world do you
> thing this kind of backward compatibility matters so much?
>

Matters or not, it costs man-hours. Worldwide, ALOT of man-hours.

> I don't really know, but I think the fact of Lunix being so cheap is
> the number 1 reason for it's success followed by avaliable software.
>

You can't beat various *BSDs on price alone. There should be important extra.