Editing OpenMosix (section)

{{Short description|Distributed operating system}}
[[Image:OpenMosix.svg|thumb|right|300px|Transfers in an openMosix cluster.]]
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'''openMosix''' was a [[free software|free]] [[computer cluster|cluster]] management system that provided [[single-system image]] (SSI) capabilities, e.g. automatic work distribution among [[node (networking)|nodes]]. It allowed program [[process (computing)|processes]] (not [[thread (computer science)|threads]]) to migrate to machines in the node's [[computer network|network]] that would be able to run that process faster ([[process migration]]). It was particularly useful for running parallel applications having low to moderate [[input/output]] (I/O).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mosix.cs.huji.ac.il/txt_about.html |title=About MOSIX |access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref> It was released as a [[Linux kernel]] patch, but was also available on specialized [[Live CD]]s. openMosix development has been halted by its developers, but the LinuxPMI project is continuing development of the former openMosix code.