On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Jesse Noller <jnoller@gmail.com> wrote:

I've posted a more expansive entry on my blog: http://jessenoller.com/2011/06/29/announcing-the-new-speed-python-org-machin...

But the short version, that as discussed at the VM and language summit, we now have a hosted machine dedicated to the running of cross-interpreter speed tests, etc. The hardware was generously donate by HP and the hosting provided, again, free, by OSU/OSL.

DL380 HP DL380G7 X5670 LFF (2U) Dual HP NC382i Dual Port Mul­ti­func­tion Giga­bit Server Adapters HP Smart Array P410i/1GB FBWC Controller 4x 4GB (1x4GB) Dual Rank x4 PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) Reg­is­tered CAS-9 Mem­ory Kit 2x HP 750W Com­mon Slot Gold Hot Plug Power Sup­ply Kit HP iLO Advanced includ­ing 1yr 24x7 Tech­ni­cal Sup­port and Updates Elec­tronic  License 4x HP 300GB 6G SAS 15K rpm LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port Enter­prise 3yr War­ranty Hard Drive 2   HP DL380 G7 Intel® Xeon® X5680 (3.33GHz/6-core/130W/12MB) FIO Proces­sor Kit

With hyperthreading on, the machine has 24 cores, and handily translates pypy using cpython 2.7 in about half the time it typically takes.

I am looking forward to handing this over to the team who will be running with the project from here on out - special thanks to Van, Bob Gobeille at HP and the entire OSU/OSL team.

Thanks for the continuing effort, Jesse, Van, and everyone! This is why Python is great and not just good. I can't say thank you enough to all the people that work so hard on tracker issues, documentation, conferences, outreach, infrastructure, and all the pieces that make Python more than just a good idea. Not to discount the effort leading up to the ideas, but the Python community realizes them through the hard work of so many individuals willing to "sacrifice" for something they love. I've been following this list for a year and have not seen much recognition, so it likely goes without saying (or I've just broken an unwritten rule :), but sometimes it needs to be said out loud regardless and sometimes loudly. So thanks everyone! -eric

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