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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for sending Paul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am not sure I understand why you suggest that the verbs API is not something that fit the needs of applications. The API was created with the RDMA network architecture to meet the needs of applications and
it is proven in many systems installations, and it supports both InfiniBand and Ethernet. OFI is yet to be proved on a single system.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As long as OFA supports the development of OFI and OFV, I think that we need to be careful not to have negative view on neither of them. If you want to focus on OFI that is fine, but there is no need to say
it is the better option. The opposite can also be said. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Gilad Shainer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Vice President, Marketing <br>
Mellanox Technologies <br>
350 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 100, Sunnyvale CA, 94085<br>
Office: 408-916-0048, Mobile: 408-421-0048, Fax: 408-585-0348 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> mwg-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org [mailto:mwg-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Grun<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 07, 2015 12:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ofiwg@lists.openfabrics.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> OFA Marketing Working Group (mwg@lists.openfabrics.org)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [mwg] Draft proposal for the SC15 libfabric BoF<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Comments and feedback are encouraged and welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cray Inc.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office: (503) 620-8757<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mobile: (503) 703-5382<o:p></o:p></p>
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