From 967d1b414d860b65f682f7ab56db48dbea7cc180 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zooko O'Whielacronx <zooko@zooko.com> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:05:00 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: a few last-minute edits to the docs for 1.3.0 (also this patch will accompany the tag and conveniently trigger the buildbots to build a 1.3.0 version) --- docs/install.html | 6 +++--- relnotes.txt | 31 +++++++++++++++---------------- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/install.html b/docs/install.html index 90be4082..f873b0cd 100644 --- a/docs/install.html +++ b/docs/install.html @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ <h2>Get Tahoe</h2> - <p>Download a recent zip file from here:</p> + <p>Download the 1.3.0 release zip file:</p> <pre><a - href="http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/snapshots">http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/snapshots</a></pre> + href="http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.3.0.zip">http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.3.0.zip</a></pre> <h2>Build Tahoe</h2> @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ <h2>More Details</h2> - <p>For more details, including platform-specific hints for debian, windows, and Mac systems, please see the <a href="http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/InstallDetails">InstallDetails</a> wiki page.</p> + <p>For more details, including platform-specific hints for Debian, Windows, and Mac systems, please see the <a href="http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/InstallDetails">InstallDetails</a> wiki page.</p> </body> </html> diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index a2c41ff6..cc2fe0f4 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ command, support for large files, an (S)FTP server, and much more. See the NEWS file [2] and the known_issues.txt file [3] for more information. -In addition to the many new features of Tahoe itself, a handful of -related projects have sprung up, including Tahoe frontends for Windows -and Macintosh, two front-ends written in JavaScript, a Tahoe plugin for +In addition to the many new features of Tahoe itself, a crop of related +projects have sprung up, including Tahoe frontends for Windows and +Macintosh, two front-ends written in JavaScript, a Tahoe plugin for duplicity, a Tahoe plugin for TiddlyWiki, a project to create a new backup tool, CIFS/SMB integration, an iPhone app, and three incomplete Tahoe frontends for FUSE. See Related Projects on the wiki: [4]. @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ product from Allmydata, Inc. -- http://allmydata.com . Tahoe v1.3 is fully compatible with the version 1 branch of Tahoe. Files written by v1.3 clients can be read by clients of all versions -back to v1.0 (unless the file is too large -- with the default -configuration, files greater than 12 GiB can't be read by older -clients). v1.3 clients can read files produced by clients of all -versions since v1.0. v1.3 servers can serve clients of all versions -back to v1.0 and v1.3 clients can use servers of all versions back to -v1.0 (but can't upload large files to them). +back to v1.0 unless the file is too large -- files greater than about +12 GiB (depending on the configuration) can't be read by older clients. +v1.3 clients can read files produced by clients of all versions since +v1.0. v1.3 servers can serve clients of all versions back to v1.0 and +v1.3 clients can use servers of all versions back to v1.0 (but can't +upload large files to them). This is the fourth release in the version 1 series. We believe that this version of Tahoe is stable enough to rely on as a permanent store @@ -61,13 +61,12 @@ malicious, the entire filesystem continues to be available, thanks to the remaining computers. You can also share your files with other users, using a simple and flexible access control scheme. -Because this software is the product of less than three years of active -development, we do not categorically recommend it as the sole -repository of data which is extremely confidential or precious. -However, we believe that erasure coding, strong encryption, Free/Open -Source Software and careful engineering make Tahoe safer than common -alternatives, such as RAID, removable drive, tape, or "on-line storage" -or "Cloud storage" systems. +Because this software is new, we do not categorically recommend it as +the sole repository of data which is extremely confidential or +precious. However, we believe that erasure coding, strong encryption, +Free/Open Source Software and careful engineering make Tahoe safer than +common alternatives, such as RAID, removable drive, tape, or "on-line +storage" or "Cloud storage" systems. This software comes with extensive unit tests [5], and there are no known security flaws which would compromise confidentiality or data -- 2.45.2