gistfile1.rb

# Stripped down version of the parent's job
pts = Rinda::TupleSpace.new

items.each_with_index { |item, index|
  pts.write([:enum, index, item])
}

provider = nil
provider = DRb.start_service('druby://127.0.0.1:53421', pts)

pids.reverse.each { |p|
  Process.waitpid(p)
}

# Grab results
items.size.times do
  result_tuples << pts.take([:result, nil, nil])
end

provider.stop_service

# gather results and sort them
result_tuples.map { |t|
  results[t[1]] = t[2]
}

return results