[tahoe-dev] [tahoe-lafs] #917: Amazon S3 compatible frontend

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#917: Amazon S3 compatible frontend
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 Reporter:  francois            |           Owner:            
     Type:  enhancement         |          Status:  new       
 Priority:  minor               |       Milestone:  eventually
Component:  code-frontend       |         Version:  1.5.0     
 Keywords:  frontend s3 amazon  |   Launchpad_bug:            
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 Allowing existing S3 clients to access files on a Tahoe grid sounds cool.

 Would it be possible to build such a S3-compatible frontend for Tahoe?
 Should it be implemented as a new frontend or as a proxy between the WAPI
 and S3 clients?

 A few interesting references:

   * [http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AmazonS3/latest/ S3 API
 documentation]
   * [https://launchpad.net/txaws A Twisted API for accessing Amazon Web
 Services]

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