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* Changes in Schedule::Load 2.102 9/24/2002

***	Added rating_cb to scheduler to allow users to specify algorithm
	for selecting best rated host for new loads. [James Messrie]

****	Fixed FakeReporter runtimes to be correct (host::times)


* Changes in Schedule::Load 2.100 8/30/2002

***	Rewrite of slpolice to support reservation warnings

***	Added match_cb to scheduler to allow users to specify functions
	to select the appropriate hosts.

****	Socket reliability suggestions implemented.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 2.090 8/1/2002

**	Track local pids with fake reporter, unless track_hosts=0 specified.

***	Allow multiple colon seperated hostnames with --dhost option.

***	Added ping() method for determining if a server is up.

***	Changed default of 6 cpus during day to be 20% of clump.
	This removes all "constant" numbers from the scheduler.

***	Added --hosts option to slrsh.

****	Fixed unreliable kill(0) to determine process death.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.8 3/18/2002

**	Added fake reporting hosts, for management of non-local hosts.

***	Added --parallel option to slrsh

***	Added additional host command options to slrsh


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.7 12/11/2001

***	Greatly improved chooser reliability when processes talking to it
	CTRL-C or otherwise go bonkers.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.6 11/28/2001

**	Added slrsh command.  

**	Added Schedule::Host->idle_host_names and rschedule idle_host_names.

***	Hold_keys now allow hold_load, for setting the loading to other then 1.

***	Use ssh in place of rsh.

****	Allow optional --comment with rschedule reserve command.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.5 2/13/2001

****	Documentation updates.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.4 11/30/2000

**	Added --dhost option to slchoosed
	Specifing multiple slchoosed hostnames now provides a backup server
	if the first server goes down.  When the first server comes back up, it
	will reset the backup server and take over processing.

*** 	Fixed bug which would choose always choose a host with one lightly busy
	cpu over another with higher overall activity but free cpus.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.3 11/03/2000

**	The port number now comes from a lookup of slchoosed in /etc/services
	else uses 1752 if not found.

****	Fixed Linux bug causing high CPU usage (blocking read didn't block).


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.2 1/21/2000

****	test.pl improvements: check for free port, use test store directory.


* Changes in Schedule::Load 1.1 1/17/2000

**	First CPAN Release

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