[StarCluster] IPython cluster plugin questions and suggested improvements

[Justin Riley]

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>> Justin - we intend to cut 0.13.1 this weekend (rc3 here:
>> http://archive.ipython.org/testing/0.13.1/)

Thanks for the update Min. I still have some testing to go before I
release the AMIs so assuming IPython 0.13.1 makes it this weekend I
should be able to include it no problem. Otherwise I'll just use the rc3.

>> That blog post, while helpful and short, actually *overstates*
>> the complexity of getting engines up and running, at least in a
>> starcluster environment.  With the local network already
>> configured, there would actually be no SSH involved.  No
>> ipcluster config would be necessary, only local launchers would
>> need to be used, and the single command `ipcluster engines [-n
>> NUMBER] [--daemon]` on each node at startup would totally
>> suffice.

Good to know, this will be a *much* simpler solution for the ipcluster
plugin.

Thanks!

~Justin
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