Gelato Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
0 This FAQ
1 About Gelato
2 The Gelato Portal
3 General Technical
4 Hardware
5 Software
0 This FAQ
1 About Gelato
2 The Gelato Portal
3 General Technical
4 Hardware
5 Software
0 This FAQ
1 About Gelato
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1.1 What is the purpose of the Gelato Federation?
The Gelato Federation was launched to create a technical community whose purpose is to make the Itanium-based Linux platform more accessible to users of all types. You can get information about the Gelato Federation's mission at http://www.gelato.org/about/whatis.php.
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1.2 Why was the name "Gelato" chosen?
No reason other than the founders of the Gelato Federation liked the name.
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1.3 Who do I contact about joining Gelato?
Visit http://www.gelato.org/about/joining.php
for details about participation in Gelato.
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1.4 Does Gelato recommend a specific GNU/Linux distribution?
No. We strive to be distribution agnostic.
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1.5 I'm not involved with research; is Gelato of any benefit to me?
Yes. Though Gelato was established by the research community, the Gelato portal and contributions by the Gelato Federation should largely benefit all users of Linux on Itanium.
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1.6 How old is Gelato?
The founding Gelato members and sponsor first met as a federation in January 2002. The Gelato Federation was announced in March 2002.
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1.7 What are the Gelato members working on?
We have identified six focus areas: clustering, parallel file systems, single system scalability, performance tools for clusters and for single systems, and compilers. However, our members are involved in many different things.
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2 The Gelato Portal
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2.1 What is the URL for the portal?
You may use either http://gelato.org or http://www.gelato.org
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2.2 I'm not a member; can I still download software or contribute to the discussions?
Yes. The portal is intended to be a resource for everyone interested in Linux on the Itanium architecture.
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2.3 How do I participate in the discussions?
There are two methods. One method is by visiting the web site, http://gelato.org. There you may click on "Create New Post" to start a new topic. Or you can respond to an existing post by clicking on the "comment" text next to this post's title. The other method is to subscribe to the gelato-technical mailing list. This can be done by clicking on the appropriate link under "Community Resources" on the Gelato portal. By subscribing to the mailing list, posts will automatically be sent to you. When you reply to a post your response will be added to the discussion on the web site. Conversely, any post you make to the portal will be forwarded to the gelato-technical mailing list.
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2.4 Do I need to register to make use of the portal?
No, registration is not required.
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2.5 Do I need to login? What is the purpose of the login?
No, logging in is not required. The login was initially created to allow customization of how data is presented to you. When you login to the portal and choose to post something, some information in the form can automatically be filled in for you. Also, when you create your login name you are given the opportunity to subscribe to the gelato-technical mailing list.
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2.6 How do I view past posts?
Select any filters using the "View by Topic" drop-down menu and then click on the "Go" icon.
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2.7 Is all of the software linked from the portal created by Gelato members, contributors or sponsors?
No, though many of the software contributions are from those who belong to the Gelato Federation.
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2.8 How do I submit software to the portal?
In the "Software" section of the portal's home click on "Add Software." Or go directly to http://www.gelato.org/software/add.php.
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2.9 What are the restrictions for submitting software?
The software must be related to Linux on Itanium. It is not a requirement that the software be open source, though that is generally preferred.
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2.10 Does the portal host software?
No. The portal typically has a link to another site, either directly to the software or the software's home page. Though there may be some exceptions for software contributed by members of the Gelato Federation.
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2.11 How do I contact the maintainers of the Gelato portal?
You can contact them by sending an email to webmaster@gelato.org.
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3 General Technical
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3.1 What resources are available to assist people wanting to work with Linux on Itanium?
The portal contains a list of resources at http://www.gelato.org/resources/index.php. Many of these resources are links to information at other sites. Of course it also our goal for you to view the Gelato portal as a resource. We also encourage you to join the gelato-technical mailing list.
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3.2 What is the gelato-technical mailing list?
The gelato-technical mailing list is a email-based forum for discussing Linux on Itanium and for getting answers to your questions about Linux on Itanium. The gelato-technical mailing list is synchronized with the Gelato portal community discussions so that you may use either interface.
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3.3 How do I subscribe to the gelato-technical mailing list?
You can subscribe at http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/gelato-technical. Additionally, if you choose to register with the Gelato portal you will be presented the option of subscribing to the mailing list.
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3.4 Do I need to belong to Gelato to subscribe to the gelato-technical mailing list?
You do not need to be a member, contributor or sponsor to subscribe or contribute to the mailing list.
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3.5 Can I receive the posts in digest format?
Yes, when you subscribe to the gelato-technical mailing list as previously described you are given the option of receiving posts as a digest.
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3.6 Are there any other FAQs that provide technical information related to Linux/ia64 or Itanium systems?
One such FAQ is maintained by one of the Gelato members, UNSW, at http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au/IA64wiki/FAQ.
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4 Hardware
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4.1 Where can I find documents detailing the Itanium architecture?
You can find them at http://developer.intel.com/design/itanium2/manuals/.
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4.2 What are Merced, McKinley, Madison and Montecito?
Merced was the internal project name for the first Itanium processor. McKinley was the internal name for the initial Itanium 2 processor. Madison and Montecito are internal codenames for Itanium 2 processors which were released after McKinley.
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4.3 Are Itanium and IA-64 synonymous?
IA-64 was the name originally given to the Itanium architecture.
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5 Software
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