From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 21:23:23 +0000 (-0700) Subject: in relnotes.txt, make the safety warnings slightly less scary X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/%5B/%5D%20/uri/reliability?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ea82f580913d2ae6cd1a2f29c1a8889b44508832;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git in relnotes.txt, make the safety warnings slightly less scary and update the reference to the wiki's UseCases page --- diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index b4007cbd..180afff3 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -39,19 +39,18 @@ text-oriented web user interface, or a command-line user interface. (Or a RESTful API. Just telnet to localhost and type HTTP requests to get started...) -Because this software is new and little tested, it is not yet -recommended for storage of highly confidential data nor for important -data which is not otherwise backed up, but it is useful for -experimentation, prototyping, and extension. - -This release of Allmydata-Tahoe is suitable for Use Case #2: "groups -of friends who want to share backup and file-sharing" (see the wiki -page "UseCases": [3]). It is easy to set up a private grid which is -securely shared among a specific, limited set of friends. Files -uploaded to this shared grid will be available to all friends, even -when some of the computers are unavailable. It is also easy to use a -public grid, but to encrypt individual files and directories so that -only intended recipients can read them. +Because this software is new, it is not yet recommended for storage of +highly confidential data nor for important data which is not otherwise +backed up, but it works and there are no known security flaws which +would compromise confidentiality. + +This release of Allmydata-Tahoe is suitable for the "friendnet" Use +Case (see the wiki page "UseCases": [3]). It is easy to set up a +private grid which is securely shared among a specific, limited set of +friends. Files uploaded to this shared grid will be available to all +friends, even when some of the computers are unavailable. It is also +easy to use a public grid, but to encrypt individual files and +directories so that only intended recipients can read them. LICENCE