Motivation for Datorr Why desktop access?
Very many machines, platforms, Operating Systems
Though a good/necessary thing, using them in changing environment becomes difficult for users.
Goal:
- Enable Uniform or seamless access to general backend compute, communication and information resources
- Hide details and satisfy “majority of” customers
Datorr will help metacomputing but goals are focussed on a subset of issues and aimed at establishing interoperability standards -- reference implementations may follow but are not direct goal