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what could be the use case now for learning Limbo/Inferno? it says "distributed" but i couldnt see what it offers for distributed as in multi rack or even multi dc distributed. distributed as in distributed automatically to threads?

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Distributed as in network-transparent. Inferno inherited Plan9's ability to deal with resources independently of location.

Here's an example of distributing machine resources across different networks and devices [1] using inferno. An example of distributing computation is at [2].

[1] http://bluishcoder.co.nz/2012/11/07/sharing-computer-and-pho... [2] http://debu.gs/entries/inferno-part-2-let-s-make-a-cluster

Incidentally, that first link has a nice set of instructions on how to get, compile, and use Inferno. Thanks!

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