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Re: MOSIX 6-machine limitation.



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> Ilya Tsindlekht <ilya@ericom.co.il> writes:
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> > I wonder just how difficult it is to disassemble this MOSIX module and remove
> > 6 machines limitation from it? If there are some genuine security concerns 
> > regarding MOSIX it was probably better not to release it at all.
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> Thought 'bout it. In case there is a simple variable restricting the N 
> hosts, it's gonna be trivial. Yet I think they are not [too] stupid
> and they have it as a compile-time limit, which is used for example as 
> arrays' size etc.
> 
It would make such modification more difficult but it still would be possible.
Suggested reason for non-releasing source assumes that it could be used by 
certain governments, and they could put a lot of effort in such project.