are you talkin about linux for computer?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 2:42 AM, 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;">
My comments follow yours below...<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On 5/30/2011 9:31 PM, Robert Spykerman wrote:<br>
> Om 2011/5/31 heeft Derick Centeno <<a href="mailto:dcenteno@ydl.net">dcenteno@ydl.net</a>> geschreven:<br>
><br>
>> ...Your question regarding "where the users hang out...?" is best seen.....<br>
><br>
> Sorry, perhaps you misunderstand me, I was probably not making myself clear.<br>
><br>
> I was wondering where the official forum/support for YDL for CUDA actually is.<br>
> Perhaps this is it. Or perhaps there is only a 'paid-up' one.<br>
><br>
> Secondly, do people actually use it? Given the paucity of any hits on google..<br>
<br>
</div>YDL.net is the site where you can query Fixstars regarding what is<br>
current. Perhaps I didn't explicitly emphasize this but Fixstars is<br>
working with CUDA as well as enhancing it for their users. If you check<br>
their site you'll see more detail; my reference to them was that I<br>
believe they still do a better job than all the other CUDA versions out<br>
there. In that specific sense, only the YDL distribution of CUDA<br>
interests me because I believe that Fixstars is carrying forward what<br>
Terra Soft Solutions had to let go. I can be proven wrong of course,<br>
but I've not learned yet that other distributions are as serious or<br>
determined as Fixstars.<br>
<br>
I very lightly suggested why a google search would be fairly useless at<br>
this stage of Linux development regarding CUDA and similar efforts. It<br>
is a matter that commercial interests don't want to show their cards as<br>
well as that the engineering effort and required investment is quite<br>
outside of the typical area of consumer attention as many are distracted<br>
by games, entertainment, etc.<br>
<div class="im">><br>
>> .... As far as "trying CUDA out" ...<br>
><br>
> CUDA is quite everywhere. There's fortunately no lack of<br>
> documentation. I was actually referring to trying out this specific<br>
> distro and my concerns as note above.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>I also wasn't clear. My point is not that CUDA is not everywhere, but<br>
rather the commitment and strength behind those other distributions have<br>
been very sketchy and incomplete in comparison to what Fixstars<br>
releases, in my opinion. I base that view on my experience of having<br>
observed Fixstars and how they took on the baton passed to them from<br>
Terra Soft Solutions.<br>
<br>
In it's time Terra Soft Solutions was very unique and focused in high<br>
end programming and developing their YDL product to function within<br>
extremely demanding high-end environments. I'm sure it's still<br>
available on the web somewhere how several companies consistently chose<br>
YDL as their Linux distribution of choice as opposed to others because<br>
the tools to engage upon serious high-end and advanced engineering were<br>
included and developed within YDL. I can't convey a belief as evidence<br>
for you, but I think it may still be true that other distributions are<br>
not attending to the details that Fixstars attends to. I could be<br>
wrong, you'll have to see for yourself.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
> Maybe it'll be clearer once the download comes through, but in the<br>
> interim, if anyone knows a bit more and can enlighten me, I'd be very<br>
> grateful :)<br>
><br>
> Robert<br>
> --<br>
> chown -R us ./base<br>
<br>
</div>I'll have to see if I move onto YDL with CUDA myself. Maybe soon. Then<br>
we'll see if maybe I'll be able to share more factual details!<br>
Until then, All the Best...<br>
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