What does "at all" mean?
"That is the theory. The practice is that to function at all, current distributed systems count on a number of specific servers being up"
Without the condition of "a number of specific servers running," the distributed system would not work.
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Without the condition of "a number of specific servers running," the distributed system would not work.
The practice is that to function at all (ie even in the slightest way), current distributed systems count on a number of specific servers being up".
Consider this simpler example. Mary's right hand was completely paralyzed after the accident.
She couldn't move her fingers at all.