On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Mamoon Kundi wrote: > Glen, > How do u compare BioBrew with Bio-Linux > > http://bio-linux.net > or > http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/biolinux.html > > I have read your faq and theirs, but wanted to know ur input/comments on > this topic. > > What r the pros/cons of BioBrew that I need to be aware of ? > What applications programmatically lend themselves to be run efficiently > on a BioBrew machine ? Hi maybe I can hop in here and make some points. My name is Dan Swan and I am the Bio-Linux developer. The way I see it BioBrew is aimed at cluster deployment, Bio-Linux is squarely aimed at desktop use, although we do include Condor for loose clustering. BioBrew is a full Linux distribution, whereas Bio-Linux is currently (although this is changing) is distributed as a system image (see www.systemimager.org). Bio-Linux was designed to meet the needs of a single scientific community, but interest outside the community is causing us to change our development model. Our focus has been, and always will be, building bioinformatics workstations for bench scientists. If you are looking for a cluster optimised 'proper' Linux distribution Bio-Linux is probably not what you are looking for. If you are looking for a customised Linux desktop with bioinformatics applications with an easy route to loose clustering, it might be! Glen feel free to disagree as you see fit :) cheers! Dan -- Dr Dan Swan - Bio-Linux Developer | RHCE EGTDC, CEH, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SR Tel: 01865 281 658 Fax: 01865 281 696 http://bio-linux.net/ | dswan at ceh.ac.uk