From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@redhat.com>
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To: linux-cluster@redhat.com, sdake@mvista.com
Subject: Re: [Linux-cluster] New virtual synchrony API for the kernel: was Re: [Openais] New API in openais
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:06:00 -0400
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Hi Steven,

On Tuesday 31 August 2004 15:50, Steven Dake wrote:
> It would be useful for linux cluster developers for a common low
> level group communication API to be agreed upon by relevant clusters
> projects.  Without this approach, we may end up with several systems
> all using different cluster communication & membership mechanisms
> that are incompatible.

To be honest, this does look interesting, however could you help me on a 
few points:

  - Is there any evil IP we have to worry about with this?

  - Can I get a formal interface spec from AIS for this, without
    signing a license?

  - Have you got benchmarks available for control and normal messaging

  
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