Researchers at the University of Southampton have followed their instincts and built Iridis-Pi, a tiny 64-node cluster based on the Raspberry Pi's usual Debian Wheezy distribution and linked through Ethernet.

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"We are very, very sorry, " wrote Raspberry Pi community manager Liz Upton on the organisation's blog.

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The Raspberry Pi Foundation plans to run regular competitions to recognise and reward young programmers.

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