Cynics reckon that the Grid is merely an excuse by computer scientists to milk the political system for more research grants so they can write yet more lines of useless code.
Ubuntu is based on the Linux operating system and its development and use is governed by an open ethic that emphasises the sharing of core computercode.
The other half worked on the back end, crunching computercode to build systems for order-processing, distribution and inventory flow and to integrate a new Web site tracking system with the existing ones.