From: Brian Warner <warner@allmydata.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:22:12 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: note that setting k=1 is equivalent to replication
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note that setting k=1 is equivalent to replication
---

diff --git a/src/allmydata/interfaces.py b/src/allmydata/interfaces.py
index 8d0afac2..731c22ce 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/interfaces.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/interfaces.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class RIIntroducerClient(RemoteInterface):
         grid (there is no point to producing more shares than there are
         peers), and k according to the desired reliability-vs-overhead goals.
 
-        Note that the current encoding technology requires k>=2.
+        Note that setting k=1 is equivalent to simple replication.
         """
         return None