From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:14:23 +0000 (-0700) Subject: docs: update relnotes.txt, NEWS, and quickstart.html for the 1.8.0c4 release X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0c4~1 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/pf/frontends/using.html?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6b605255238325ea0b263d0742d105339337d455;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git docs: update relnotes.txt, NEWS, and quickstart.html for the 1.8.0c4 release --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 03a72002..3ca5de25 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ User visible changes in Tahoe-LAFS. -*- outline; coding: utf-8 -*- -* Release 1.8.0 (candidate c2) +* Release 1.8.0 (candidate c4) ** New Features - A completely new downloader which improves performance and - robustness of immutable-file downloads. It automatically fails over - to alternate servers if servers fail in mid-download. It allows - seeking to arbitrary locations in the file, unlike the old - downloader which only allowed reading the entire file sequentially - from the beginning. It minimizes unnecessary round trips and + robustness of immutable-file downloads. It uses the fastest K + servers to download the data in K-way parallel. It automatically + fails over to alternate servers if servers fail in mid-download. It + allows seeking to arbitrary locations in the file (the previous + downloader which would only read the entire file sequentially from + beginning to end). It minimizes unnecessary round trips and unnecessary bytes transferred to improve performance. It sends - requests to fewer servers (the old one would send a request to - every server for every download) (#287, #288, #448, #798, #800, - #990) + requests to fewer servers to reduce the load on servers (the + previous one would send a small request to every server for every + download) (#287, #288, #448, #798, #800, #990, #1170, #1191) - Non-ASCII command-line arguments and non-ASCII outputs now work on Windows. In addition, the command-line tool now works on 64-bit @@ -22,15 +23,16 @@ ** Bugfixes and Improvements - Document and clean up the command-line options for specifying the - node's base directory. (#188, #706, #715, #772) + node's base directory. (#188, #706, #715, #772, #1108) - The default node directory for Windows is ".tahoe" in the user's home directory, the same as on other platforms. (#890) - Fix a case in which full cap URIs could be logged. (#685, #1155) - Fix bug in WUI in Python 2.5 when the system clock is set back to 1969. Now you can use Tahoe-LAFS with Python 2.5 and set your system clock to 1969 and still use the WUI. (#1055) - - Many improvements in code organization, tests, logging, and - packaging. (#1074, #1108, #1127, #1129, #1131) + - Many improvements in code organization, tests, logging, + documentation, and packaging. (#983, #1074, #1108, #1127, #1129, + #1131, #1166, #1175) * Release 1.7.1 (2010-07-18) diff --git a/docs/performance.txt b/docs/performance.txt index 83d7a7a7..ba9d5055 100644 --- a/docs/performance.txt +++ b/docs/performance.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ 1. Publishing an A-byte immutable file 2. Publishing an A-byte mutable file 3. Downloading B bytes of an A-byte immutable file -4. Downloading B bytes of an A-byte mutable file +4. Downloading B bytes of an A-byte mutable file 5. Modifying B bytes of an A-byte mutable file 6. Inserting/Removing B bytes in an A-byte mutable file 7. Adding an entry to an A-entry directory diff --git a/docs/quickstart.html b/docs/quickstart.html index 63c6af19..f35d8123 100644 --- a/docs/quickstart.html +++ b/docs/quickstart.html @@ -23,13 +23,13 @@

Get Tahoe-LAFS

-

Download the zip file for the latest stable release, v1.7.1:

+

Download the latest release candidate, v1.8.0c4:

http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.7.1.zip
+ href="http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0c4.zip">http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0c4.zip -

or the latest release candidate, v1.8.0c2:

+

Or, download the latest stable release, v1.7.1:

http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.0c2.zip
+ href="http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.7.1.zip">http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.7.1.zip

Set Up Tahoe-LAFS

diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index 12faacb7..faa29f97 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.8.0c3 +ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.8.0c4 The Tahoe-LAFS team is pleased to announce the immediate -availability of version 1.8.0c3 of Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely +availability of version 1.8.0c4 of Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely reliable distributed storage system. Tahoe-LAFS is the first distributed storage system which @@ -15,24 +15,28 @@ http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/about.html The current stable release of Tahoe-LAFS is v1.7.1, which was released July 18, 2010 [1]. -v1.8.0c3 is leading up to the v1.8.0 release, featuring -including fast and fault-tolerant downloads and better -Windows support. See the NEWS file [2] for details. v1.8.0c3 -fixes performance regressions for some server -layouts. v.1.80c2 corrected some minor regressions in -download status pages. v1.8.0c1 corrected regressions in -compatibility with other versions, and in downloads using the -Range header, that were introduced in v1.8.0β. If no further -regressions or critical bugs are discovered, we will release -v1.8.0 final on approximately September 11, 2010. +v1.8.0 offers greatly improved performance and fault-tolerance +of downloads and improved Windows support. See the NEWS file +[2] for details. + +v1.8.0c4 is the release candidate for v1.8.0. v1.8.0c4 fixed a +unit test failure and added some documentation and build +system improvements. v1.8.0c3 fixed performance regressions +for some server layouts. v.1.80c2 corrected some minor +regressions in download status pages. v1.8.0c1 corrected +regressions in compatibility with other versions, and in +downloads using the Range header, that were introduced in +v1.8.0β. If no further regressions or critical bugs are +discovered, we will release v1.8.0 final on September 18, +2010. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? With Tahoe-LAFS, you distribute your filesystem across -multiple servers, and even if some of the servers are -compromised by by an attacker, the entire filesystem continues -to work correctly, and continues to preserve your privacy and +multiple servers, and even if some of the servers fail or are +taken over by an attacker, the entire filesystem continues to +work correctly, and continues to preserve your privacy and security. You can easily share specific files and directories with other people. @@ -46,18 +50,18 @@ more. See the Related Projects page on the wiki [3]. We believe that strong cryptography, Free and Open Source Software, erasure coding, and principled engineering practices make Tahoe-LAFS safer than RAID, removable drive, tape, -on-line backup or "cloud storage" systems. +on-line backup or cloud storage. This software is developed under test-driven development, and there are no known bugs or security flaws which would compromise confidentiality or data integrity under recommended -use. (For all currently known issues please see the -known_issues.txt file [4].) +use. (For all important issues that we are currently aware of +please see the known_issues.txt file [4].) COMPATIBILITY -This release is fully compatible with the version 1 series of +This release is compatible with the version 1 series of Tahoe-LAFS. Clients from this release can write files and directories in the format used by clients of all versions back to v1.0 (which was released March 25, 2008). Clients from this @@ -113,18 +117,17 @@ SPONSORSHIP Tahoe-LAFS was originally developed by Allmydata, Inc., a provider of commercial backup services. After discontinuing -funding of Tahoe-LAFS R&D in early 2009, they have continued +funding of Tahoe-LAFS R&D in early 2009, they continued to provide servers, bandwidth, small personal gifts as tokens -of appreciation, and bug reports. Thank you to Allmydata, -Inc. for their generous and public-spirited support. +of appreciation, and bug reports. + +Google, Inc. sponsored Tahoe-LAFS development as part of the +Google Summer of Code 2010. They awarded four sponsorships to +students from around the world to hack on Tahoe-LAFS that +summer. -Google, Inc. is sponsoring Tahoe-LAFS development as part of -the Google Summer of Code 2010. Google suggested that we -should apply for the Summer of Code program, and when we did -they generously awarded four sponsorships to students from -around the world to hack on Tahoe-LAFS this summer. Thank you -to Google, Inc. for their generous and public-spirited -support. +Thank you to Allmydata and Google for their generous and +public-spirited support. HACK TAHOE-LAFS! @@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ possible. David-Sarah Hopwood and Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn on behalf of the Tahoe-LAFS team -September 2, 2010 +September 11, 2010 Rainhill, Merseyside, UK and Boulder, Colorado, USA