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==Readings== | |||
Papers for Jan. 21st are [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/distos/2008-01-21 here]. | Papers for Jan. 21st are [http://homeostasis.scs.carleton.ca/~soma/distos/2008-01-21 here]. | ||
==Questions to be discussed== | |||
# What did the (technical) world look like when this distributed OS was designed & implemented? | |||
# What are the key design features of the OS? What are the key compromises? | |||
# To what extent is their system a "distributed operating system"? | |||
# What is the basic argument for their design choices? What evidence do they cite in their favor? | |||
# To what extent do you "believe" their design choices were right? Why? | |||
# To what extent does their design work in the context of the modern Internet? Discuss wins and limitations. | |||
# What concepts from the paper have been adopted by today's systems? What concepts should be adopted? What should be ignored? | |||
Revision as of 17:33, 16 January 2008
Readings
Papers for Jan. 21st are here.
Questions to be discussed
- What did the (technical) world look like when this distributed OS was designed & implemented?
- What are the key design features of the OS? What are the key compromises?
- To what extent is their system a "distributed operating system"?
- What is the basic argument for their design choices? What evidence do they cite in their favor?
- To what extent do you "believe" their design choices were right? Why?
- To what extent does their design work in the context of the modern Internet? Discuss wins and limitations.
- What concepts from the paper have been adopted by today's systems? What concepts should be adopted? What should be ignored?