Yes. Internally, Condor uses the standard UNIX time representation (the number of seconds since 1/1/1970) and is not affected by the Y2K bug. In addition, the Condor tools now correctly display the four-digit year in their output.
The output of Condor tools from some older versions (pre-6.2) may display years incorrectly, but their internal representation is still correct and their display bugs do not affect the operation of Condor.
Yes. We run an extremely low traffic mailing list solely to announce new versions of Condor. To subscribe, email majordomo@cs.wisc.edu with a message body of:
subscribe condor-world
Yes, we support a variety of interactions with Globus software, including running Condor jobs on Globus-managed resources. At this time, however, we have not released this software publicly. If you are interested in using Condor with Globus, please send email to condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu and we can provide you with more information.
The usual process for upgrading is to copy the original 6.0 binaries to <name>.old versions and then copy the 6.2 binaries over the 6.0 binaries. The condor_ master will automatically(in about 5 minutes) notice that new binaries have been installed and exec them. Please be sure to upgrade the config files to match the 6.2 version and pay attention to copying over your site's specific policy to the new config file. Some macros and their meanings have changed and need to be addressed in the upgrade, you may find them in section 3.6.10 of the manual.
One special note: You must relink your 6.0 standard universe jobs with the 6.2 supplied libraries. Backwards compatibility to 6.0 from 6.2 had been intentionally broken because of an evolution of features that the standard universe now supports.
If you have any questions that are not listed in this FAQ, try looking through the rest of the manual. If you still can't find an answer, feel free to contact us at condor-admin@cs.wisc.edu.
Note that Condor's free email support is provided on a best-effort basis, and at times we may not be able to provide a timely response. If guaranteed support is important to you, please inquire about our paid support services.
There is one now... thanks for asking!