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cosm.mithral.com
Newest Review: ... Cosm have chosen to develop a CS-SDK (client-server software developer kit). This will then be made publicly available to anyone who is willing to share their results with the world. The key to this approach being the expert is allowed to worry about the core code, the distributed bit being a no-brainer. Do date Cosm have released a beta version of the CS-SDK, and already one education establishment is putting it to best use. A research group at Stanford University is using the SDK to help investigate protein folding – this really is pioneering research. Check them out at www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/Cosm. To date they o... more |
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cosm.mithral.com: Defectors with a fresh approach (291 words)
by MikeHen - written on 19.08.00 (Very useful, 14 readings)
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One of the founders of Cosm is actually from distributed.net. As I understand it they had a falling-out over the direction of the organisation. He left, and formed Cosm. Cosm are tackling distributed computing in a very different manner to the rest. Whereas the others have full control of all aspects of the project – including writing (or at least handling) the core code, Cosm have chosen to develop a CS-SDK (client-server software developer kit). This will then be made publicly available to anyone who is willing to share their results with the world. The key to this approach being the expert is allowed to worry about the core code, the distributed ...
