i have no idea who the fuk u r ? who r u ? and is this linux for the new updates on ps3 because building a os for old version would b pointless <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Derick Centeno <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dcenteno@ydl.net">dcenteno@ydl.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Interesting link, thanks!<br>
<br>
OSU probably got it through <a href="http://ydl.net" target="_blank">ydl.net</a>; you can read about it here:<br>
<a href="http://www.ydl.net/ydl_cuda/" target="_blank">http://www.ydl.net/ydl_cuda/</a><br>
<br>
Your question regarding "where the users hang out...?" is best seen<br>
within context of IBM's decision to incorporate PowerPC/Cell based<br>
strategies into multi-core development which integrated better with GPUs<br>
such as Nvidia and other high performance systems. Fixstars, in my<br>
view, moved the YDL product line into a reasonable future with a great<br>
deal of longevity for those interested in working and programming in<br>
these areas of technology which utilize the full benefits of high-end<br>
systems such as advanced research and systems, including super-clusters.<br>
<br>
The options available for less determined individuals and institutions<br>
have remained restricted especially as the ability to run Linux on Cell<br>
based systems close to the consumer market (the PS3, Xbox, and Wii)<br>
really doesn't exist. In nearly ever case Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo<br>
aggressively resist any Linux project successfully utilizing their<br>
hardware. It is a different argument entirely whether Sony could have<br>
avoided their current predicament or whether the strategies other<br>
vendors pursued in the game market spared them Sony's fate. In any<br>
case, the result is the same as far as the use of Linux is concerned on<br>
advanced hardware -- the "dead pool" appearance of what used to be "hot"<br>
years ago is understandable, although regrettable in that context.<br>
<br>
If there is any resurrection of the YDL community to what it was I'm<br>
very sure that it's vibrancy will be different for the key factors which<br>
helped drive excitement and curiosity within the consumer market such as<br>
integrating Linux with powerful, yet cheap hardware, repackaged by<br>
dynamic CEOs are not present or visible (publicly) as they used to be.<br>
<br>
As for Linux with CUDA releases, Fixstars appears to have continued what<br>
I believe Terra Soft Solutions did rather well -- streamlining Linux to<br>
work with amazing hardware. It takes time to observe, as a consumer,<br>
what is going on in this very different, and uniquely narrow, market<br>
especially as developments may tend to be and remain for some time,<br>
outside the area of typical consumer interest.<br>
<br>
As far as "trying CUDA out" there's a lot of work going on but it<br>
appears to be centered in Asia primarily as the level of engineering<br>
skill available has been reported to be higher. Fortunately Google<br>
Translate exists which can be helpful in translating current technical<br>
documents discussing CUDA programming and other details from Japanese or<br>
Chinese or Korean into English. My own skills in those languages are<br>
rather fundamental but strong enough to understand that Google Translate<br>
though useful is very, very limited. There's nothing like studying the<br>
languages and related cultures directly as unlike English, they are more<br>
ancient and highly contextual.<br>
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On 5/30/2011 3:07 AM, Robert Spykerman wrote:<br>
> Dear All,<br>
><br>
> I have just discovered that fixstars have just got off a 6.3 release on<br>
> their x86 CUDA distribution and am just downloading it to have a look.<br>
> Notably, I found out about it not from fixstars themselves but rather:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7860" target="_blank">http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7860</a><br>
> <<a href="http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7860" target="_blank">http://www.yellowdog-board.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7860</a>><br>
><br>
> Does anyone know anything about this release? I am wondering if it is<br>
> all worthwhile looking at in the first place given that it appears on<br>
> superficial googling there is very little chatter on the net, at least<br>
> publicly, about their CUDA releases whatsoever in the first place. Not a<br>
> lot even here. Where do their users hang out?<br>
><br>
> I am just wondering about the future of their x86 release(s) and if<br>
> there's any point at all trying it out.<br>
><br>
> Could I ask if anyone here is in the know, or could point me to the<br>
> right place?<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
><br>
> Robert<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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