Simple Grid Protocol

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Simple Grid Protocol

http://grid.bmk.com.au/
High Concurrency Grid Computing Software & Protocol.

Features:
• Allows multiple programming threads to run on multiple computers concurrently.
• Includes custom Multi-Threading functions (utilizing OS threads) for BSD & Linux.
• Allows computer programs to utilize the unused CPU resources of other computers on a network or the Internet.
• Based on the "CPU cycle scavenging" method of grid computing.
• Written in SBCL (Steel Bank Common Lisp).
• An XML interface allows any XML capable programming language to send Lisp programs to the grid for execution.
• Runs on GNU/Linux & many BSD Operating Systems (including FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD & DragonFlyBSD).
• Runs Multi-Thread lisp programs on Single-Thread SBCL implementations.





Licensing

License

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Notes

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Janet Casey

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29 March 2005




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Brendan Kosowski Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Bug Tracking,Developer,SupportE-mailmailto:grid@bmk.com.au


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to useSBCL




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