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Re: Memory limits for Scientific Linux kernels
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"Alec T. Habig" <[log in to unmask]>
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Alec T. Habig
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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:05:59 -0600
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Stephan Wiesand writes:
> Just curious: why would you want to run a 32-bit OS on a machine with
> that much RAM?

For me, binary compatability with 32bit machines in the same computing
cluster.  Users keeping different programs compiled differently based on
which box their job happens to run on is chaotic at best, although being
careful with condor can help.

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 	    Alec Habig, University of Minnesota Duluth Physics Dept.
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		       http://neutrino.d.umn.edu/~habig/

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