Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Steffen Moeller <steffen_moel...@gmx.de>
* Package name : rq * URL : http://codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/rq/ * License : BSD Programming Lang: Ruby Description : parallel queued computation with no configuration ruby queue (rq) is a zero-admin zero-configuration tool used to create instant unix clusters. rq requires only a central nfs filesystem in order to manage a simple sqlite database as a distributed priority work queue. this simple design allows researchers with minimal unix experience to install and configure, in only a few minutes and without root privileges, a robust unix cluster capable of distributing processes to many nodes - bringing dozens of powerful cpus to their knees with a single blow. clearly this software should be kept out of the hands of free radicals, seti enthusiasts, and one mr. j safran. the central concept of rq is that n nodes work in isolation to pull jobs from an centrally mounted nfs priority work queue in a synchronized fashion. the nodes have absolutely no knowledge of each other and all communication is done via the queue meaning that, so long as the queue is available via nfs and a single node is running jobs from it, the system will continue to process jobs. there is no centralized process whatsoever - all nodes work to take jobs from the queue and run them as fast as possible. this creates a system which load balances automatically and is robust in face of node failures. although the rq system is simple in it's design it features powerful functionality such as priority management, predicate and sql query , compact streaming command-line processing, programmable api, hot-backup, and input/capture of the stdin/stdout/stderr io streams of remote jobs. to date rq has had no reported runtime failures and is in operation at dozens of research centers around the world. The packaging is mostly complete and will soon hit the archive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110202234728.25591.12635.report...@master.dermacloud.uni-luebeck.de
