From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:05:44 +0000 (-0700) Subject: merge Tahoe-LAFS v1.8.3 release announcement with trunk X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-1.9.0a2~33 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/vdrive/%22news.html/class-simplejson.JSONDecoder.html?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a6d5a9b508095f4cee2f1c65989f6114ab48b2f0;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git merge Tahoe-LAFS v1.8.3 release announcement with trunk --- diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst index 69d4fadb..d6084f1c 100644 --- a/NEWS.rst +++ b/NEWS.rst @@ -2,7 +2,108 @@ User-Visible Changes in Tahoe-LAFS ================================== -* Release 1.8.2 (2011-01-30) +Release 1.9.0 (2011-??-??) +-------------------------- + +WORK IN PROGRESS + + +New Features +'''''''''''' +- MDMF! #393 +- blacklist #1425 +- immutable-download timeline viz (#?) +- drop-upload feature (experimental) #1429 + +Configuration/Behavior Changes +''''''''''''''''''''' +- reject old-style (discrete) config files from =10.1 +- bump zope.interface dep to <=3.6.2 or >=3.6.6 #1435 +- extra-permission changes in license +- no longer need to patch Twisted for FTP, when using Twisted >= 10.1 + +Minor Changes +''''''''''''' +- minor: #1355, #1366, #1388, #1389, #1391, #1297, #1342, #1404, #1392, + #1412, #1344, #1345, #1347, #1334, #1274, #1438, #1120, #1359, #636, #1469, + #1149, #1441, #1503, #1510, #1507, #1505 +- minor SFTP fixes: #1442, #1446 +- finish .rst-ifying all docs +- shuffle configuration.rst to add Frontend section +- add man page #1420 +- IServer refactoring #1363 +- Nodes now emit "None" for percentiles with higher implied precision + than the number of observations can support. Older stats gatherers + will throw an exception if they gather stats from a new storage + server and it sends a "None" for a percentile. (`#1392`_) + + +Compatibility and Dependencies +'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +- An incompatibility of zope.interface version 3.6.4 with Nevow has + been resolved. Tahoe-LAFS now requires one of the exact versions + v3.3.1, v3.5.3, or v3.6.1 of zope.interface. (`#1435`_) +- The Twisted dependency has been raised to version 10.1. This ensures + that we no longer require pywin32 on Windows, and that it is never + necessary to patch Twisted in order to use the FTP frontend. + (`#1274`_, `#1438`_) + +.. _`#1274`: http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1274 +.. _`#1392`: http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1392 +.. _`#1409`: http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1409 +.. _`#1435`: http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1435 +.. _`#1438`: http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/1438 + + +** Security-related Bugfix + + - Fix flaw that would allow a person who knows a storage index of a file to + delete shares of that file (#1528). + - Remove corner cases in mutable file bounds management which could expose + extra lease info or old share data (from prior versions of the mutable + file) if someone with write authority to that mutable file exercised these + corner cases in a way that no actual Tahoe-LAFS client does. (Probably not + exploitable.) (#1528). + + +Release 1.8.3 (2011-09-13) +-------------------------- + +Security-related Bugfix +''''''''''''''''''''''' + +- Fix flaw that would allow a person who knows a storage index of a file to + delete shares of that file (#1528). +- Remove corner cases in mutable file bounds management which could expose + extra lease info or old share data (from prior versions of the mutable + file) if someone with write authority to that mutable file exercised these + corner cases in a way that no actual Tahoe-LAFS client does. (Probably not + exploitable.) (#1528). + + +Release 1.8.2 (2011-01-30) +-------------------------- Compatibility and Dependencies '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' diff --git a/docs/quickstart.html b/docs/quickstart.html deleted file mode 100644 index 781eed5f..00000000 --- a/docs/quickstart.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,98 +0,0 @@ - - - - - Getting Tahoe-LAFS - - - - - - - -

About Tahoe-LAFS

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The homepage of Tahoe-LAFS is - http://tahoe-lafs.org. There is a one-page overview at - About Tahoe-LAFS. - -

How To Get Tahoe-LAFS

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This has been verified to work on Windows, Mac, OpenSolaris, - and too many flavors of Linux and of *BSD to list. It's likely to work on - other platforms.

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WARNING! There are a few third-party - libraries that Tahoe-LAFS depends on that might not be easy to set up on - your platform. If the following instructions don't Just Work, please write - to the - tahoe-dev mailing list where fun, friendly, hackers will help you out! - You might also find clues in the Advanced Installation section below.

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Install Python

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Check if you already have an adequate version of Python installed by - running python --version. Python v2.4 (v2.4.4 or - greater), Python v2.5, Python v2.6, or Python v2.7 will - work. Python v3 does not work. On Windows, we recommend the use of - Python v2.6 (native, not Cygwin).

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If you don't have one of these versions of Python installed, then - follow the instructions on - the Python - download page to download and install Python v2.6. Make sure - that the path to the installation directory has no spaces in it (e.g. on - Windows, do not install Python in the "Program Files" directory). -

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Get Tahoe-LAFS

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Download the latest stable release, v1.8.2:

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http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.8.2.zip
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Set Up Tahoe-LAFS

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Unpack the zip file and cd into the top-level directory.

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Run python setup.py build to generate the tahoe - executable in a subdirectory of the current directory named bin. - This will download and build anything you need from various websites.

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On Windows, the build step might tell you to open a new - Command Prompt (or, on XP and earlier, to log out and back in again). - This is needed the first time you set up Tahoe-LAFS on a particular - installation of Windows.

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Optionally run python setup.py test to verify that it - passes all of its self-tests.

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Run bin/tahoe --version (on Windows, - bin\tahoe --version) to verify that the executable tool prints - out the right version number.

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Run Tahoe-LAFS

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Now you are ready to deploy a decentralized filesystem. The - tahoe executable in the bin directory can - configure and launch your Tahoe-LAFS nodes. - See running.html for instructions on how to do - that.

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Advanced Installation

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For optional features such as tighter integration with your operating - system's package manager, you can see the - AdvancedInstall - wiki page. The options on that page are not necessary to use Tahoe-LAFS - and can be complicated, so we do not recommend following that page unless - you have unusual requirements for advanced optional features. For most - people, you should first follow the instructions on this page, and if that - doesn't work then ask for help by writing to - the - tahoe-dev mailing list.

- - diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst index 1d15faf3..a8f2011f 100644 --- a/docs/quickstart.rst +++ b/docs/quickstart.rst @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ in the "Program Files" directory). Get Tahoe-LAFS -------------- -`Download the latest stable release, v1.8.2 -`_ +`Download the latest stable release, v1.8.3 +`_ Set Up Tahoe-LAFS ----------------- diff --git a/relnotes.txt b/relnotes.txt index 5a36da4a..856e5cca 100644 --- a/relnotes.txt +++ b/relnotes.txt @@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ September 13, 2011 Boulder, Colorado, USA -[1] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt?rev=4865 -[2] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/NEWS.rst?rev=5000 -[3] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/RelatedProjects -[4] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/docs/known_issues.rst +[1] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt?rev=5164 +[2] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser/1.8.3/NEWS.rst?rev=5014 +[3] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/docs/known_issues.rst +[4] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/RelatedProjects [5] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/COPYING.GPL [6] http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe/browser/COPYING.TGPPL.rst [7] http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/quickstart.rst