[tahoe-dev] A question about the system

[Terrell Russell]

On 2/7/11 6:54 PM, Jiawei Jiang wrote:
> And we will need 10MB totally to store a 1MB file.
> Is that correct? Or is there another mechanism. Or do I need to look into
> the code if it can not be easily explained?
> 

Hi Jiawei,

No - with a 3-of-10 configuration, there is a 10/3=3.3x expansion
factor, not 10x.

Most of your questions are probably answered in the FAQ:
  http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/FAQ

And then, for further reading, I suggest the Architecture page:
  http://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/browser/trunk/docs/architecture.rst

Thanks,

And please continue to ask questions - this is how we figure out what
needs to be better explained.

Terrell