In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Erik van der Werf wrote:
I never said yes. At this point it is rather unlikely that Steenvreter
will participate. Steenvreter only runs on linux. Since the machines
in Leksand run windows and remote computation is not allowed (which is
funny considering the tournament is on KGS) I pretty much have to be
present myself.
That always irks me when I hear this kind of thing. The world is
basically windows "chauvinistic" and it's common to find little
consideration given to any other platform.
Did you know that you can create your own linux environment without
having to "touch" the machine you will be using? My wife has her own
windows machine that she doesn't want me "touching", but I have a
complete linux install via an external hard drive that leaves her
machine "untouched." Although the install is specific to that
machine, it is easy to build "universal" setups that will boot on any
modern PC into Linux, without touching the hard drive of that machine.
This would require that you bring a memory stick of some kind or
perhaps an external USB hard drive. You can get big ones really
cheap now, and they are very compact. You plug it into the USB port
and then boot into Linux.
In my opinion, the tournament organizers should do this for you and the
other potential Linux participants since Linux is becoming more and
more popular and apparently it is already very popular with Go
programmers. There are several possibilities for setting up
machines that could use either Windows or Linux that would not require
major effort on their part - just one good Linux guy helping them.
I also feel for the Mac people and also people that have built programs
that run on networks of workstations or other potential supercomputer
programs that would not be able to participate.
The rules are, you bring your own hardware or you use the hardware
provided by the sponsors.
The sponsors have provided Windows platforms. I guess these have USB
ports. If someone wants to come along and insert a memory stick into a
USB port, they can. If someone can't attend in person, but appoints an
operator, then they can hope to rely on that operator to get the stick
working and the machine booted into Linux. If they can't even find an
operator, then they can hope that the operator I assign to them will
have the competence, and the time (they may be operating several other
programs) to get the stick etc. working.
That's all I can offer. I have no experience of installing Linux
myself.
Nick
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