Sunday, March 20, 2005
Biblical Studies Post-print Repository (Hardware Requirements) ::
After the back and forward between Stephen C and I and then AKMA's enthusiastic offer I got a dose of cold water when I chatted with a technical friend. It sounds as if the project would need to plan for a small server cluster if it is to adequately meet the demands of a number of people searching for articles at the same time. I confess to not quite understanding why, I assume it's to do with the need to first search a database and not merely to serve up the articles. So, this may be another reason to look to SBL, who would be in a good position to put up a grant proposal, and who have technical expertise readily available (in the form of Patrick Durusu).
On the positive side there are several good discussions of the available software, e.g. at The Joint [UK] Information Systems Committee (JISC). ¶ 4:37 PM
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After the back and forward between Stephen C and I and then AKMA's enthusiastic offer I got a dose of cold water when I chatted with a technical friend. It sounds as if the project would need to plan for a small server cluster if it is to adequately meet the demands of a number of people searching for articles at the same time. I confess to not quite understanding why, I assume it's to do with the need to first search a database and not merely to serve up the articles. So, this may be another reason to look to SBL, who would be in a good position to put up a grant proposal, and who have technical expertise readily available (in the form of Patrick Durusu).
On the positive side there are several good discussions of the available software, e.g. at The Joint [UK] Information Systems Committee (JISC). ¶ 4:37 PM
[to Del.icio.us]
