From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:00:26 +0000 (-0700) Subject: docs: update relnotes.txt for v0.8.0! X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-0.8.0~65 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/components/%22news.html/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=70dbe69f0521a28b59e574c359124599fc104aeb;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git docs: update relnotes.txt for v0.8.0! --- diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index 23971ef8..e38c5a9d 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ consumer backup product from Allmydata, Inc. -- http://allmydata.com . Since v0.7 we've made the following changes: - * Add an upload helper, with resumption of incomplete uploads and - short-circuiting of uploads if the file is already present (tickets - #116, #258, #218). - * Add a preliminary Microsoft Windows package (ticket #195). * Add a preliminary Macintosh package (ticket #182). @@ -41,11 +37,18 @@ Since v0.7 we've made the following changes: * Improve logging, diagnostic tools, statistics, timing measurements during upload, etc.. - * Add mtime and ctime timestamps to files (ticket #183). + * Add more measurements of performance: + http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Performance . + + * Add an upload helper, with resumption of incomplete uploads and + short-circuiting of uploads if the file is already present (tickets + #116, #258, #218). * Make upload continue even if some servers disappear during the upload process. + * Add mtime and ctime timestamps to files (ticket #183). + * Make introduction more efficient by allowing nodes to act as clients-only and not publish themselves as servers (ticket #271). @@ -55,9 +58,6 @@ Since v0.7 we've made the following changes: mutable files if a long series of unlikely coincidences and hacked clients occurred (ticket #312). - * Add more measurements of performance: - http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Performance . - WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? @@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ requests to get started.) Because this software is new, it is not yet recommended for storage of highly confidential data nor for valuable data which is not otherwise backed up. However, it works well in practice, it comes with extensive -unit tests, and there are no known security flaws which would +unit tests [2], and there are no known security flaws which would compromise confidentiality or data integrity. (For a current description of all known security issues and an overview of Tahoe's -security properties, please see the Security web page: [2].) +security properties, please see the Security web page: [3].) -This release of Tahoe is suitable for the "friendnet" use case [3] -- -it is easy to create a filesystem spread over the computers of you -and your friends so that you can share files and disk space with one +This release of Tahoe is suitable for the "friendnet" use case [4] -- +it is easy to create a filesystem spread over the computers of you and +your friends so that you can share files and disk space with one another. @@ -108,21 +108,21 @@ at your option.) INSTALLATION Tahoe works on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Cygwin, and Solaris. For -installation instructions please see "doc/install.html" [4]. +installation instructions please see "doc/install.html" [5]. HACKING AND COMMUNITY -Please join us on the mailing list [5] to discuss uses of Tahoe. -Patches that extend and improve Tahoe are gratefully accepted -- -roadmap.txt [6] shows the next improvements that we plan to make and -CREDITS [7] lists the names of people who've contributed to the -project. The wiki Dev page [8] contains resources for hackers. +Please join us on the mailing list [6] to discuss uses of Tahoe. +Patches that extend and improve Tahoe are gratefully accepted -- the +RoadMap page [7] shows the next improvements that we plan to make and +CREDITS [8] lists the names of people who've contributed to the +project. The wiki Dev page [9] contains resources for hackers. SPONSORSHIP -Tahoe is sponsored by Allmydata, Inc. [9], a provider of consumer +Tahoe is sponsored by Allmydata, Inc. [10], a provider of consumer backup services. Allmydata, Inc. contributes hardware, software, ideas, bug reports, suggestions, demands, and money (employing several allmydata.org Tahoe hackers and allowing them to spend part of their @@ -132,16 +132,17 @@ eternally grateful! Zooko O'Whielacronx on behalf of the allmydata.org team -January 7, 2008 -San Francisco, California +February 14, 2008 +Boulder, Colorado, USA [1] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt?rev=1805 -[2] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Security -[3] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/UseCases -[4] http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/install.html -[5] http://allmydata.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev -[6] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/roadmap.txt -[7] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/CREDITS?rev=1424 -[8] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Dev -[9] http://allmydata.com +[2] http://allmydata.org/tahoe-figleaf/current/ +[3] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Security +[4] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/UseCases +[5] http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/install.html +[6] http://allmydata.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev +[7] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/roadmap +[8] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/CREDITS?rev=1804 +[9] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Dev +[10] http://allmydata.com