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Posted in GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Servers at 3:54 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Summary: TOP500 and the media speak of top supercomputers, but nowhere is “Linux” (or GNU/Linux) mentioned, so they’re missing a rather important aspect, maybe by intention
TODAY we’re seeing some coverage regarding China’s rise in supercomputers (latest report). To quote this one article from Tom’s Hardware: “National Supercomputing Center in Wuxi builds a yet another supercomputer that claims exascale performance.”
=> ↺ latest report | ↺ this one article
That’s GNU/Linux on 20,000,000 (almost!) cores in one place. One computer, GNU/Linux, 19,200,000 cores!
“The above is rather revealing as an example of deceit by omission…”
This and all the other supercomputer articles (coverage about this and other supercomputers) seem to take it as a given that the OS is Linux-based, so anyone in the media ought to or could have told us. About the supercomputers, although Finland has maintained the fastest supercomputer in Europe, third fastest in the world, Finland’s own news service YLE has repeatedly avoided covering that. Perhaps that is the legacy of having a Microsofter appointed to run the show for a few years all that time ago (at YLE).
The above is rather revealing as an example of deceit by omission*, misleading audienceS regarding various issueS by means of media blackout. Speaking of which, CNET has been deleting many articles critical of Microsoft. That site is now owned by a marketing company, Red Ventures. █
__________* Or any other omission when that suits the media’s owner (like dubbing/utilising “cyberattacks” as a euphemism for Microsoft breaches).
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