[Acm] Apparel/Name for heterogeneous cluster

Cameron Jordan McInally cameron.mcinally at nyu.edu
Sat Mar 8 23:26:55 PST 2008


> Also, with regards to a name for the hetergeneous Linux cluster, I was 
> thinking Phoenix.  The logic behind the name is that since it is being 
> created out of old PCs that were destined for recycling, it is arising 
> out of nothing; essentially worthless pieces of equipment are being 
> rigged together to create something that is larger than the sum of its 
> parts.  This is similar to the mythological creature the Phoenix, 
> which is born out of ashes.  

Good name.

> Here are some images of Phoenixes we can 
> possibly use:
> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/olympus/6581/phoenix.jpg
> http://hpsdr.org/wiki/images/f/fb/Phoenix_bird.jpg
> http://phoenix.gov/COURT/phxbird.jpg
> 

Make sure that the final image's license is appropriate for this use and then send it to the ACM secretary, Lea Smith, to keep on file.

Cameron



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