[tahoe-dev] revived: proposal to change the default to K=H=N=1

[Frederik Braun]

I like the idea, but I think it should suggest one option as the default.

On 14/01/13 07:02, Paul Rabahy wrote:
> I would be willing to put in some time to make a CLI to allow the user
> to pick how they want it setup the first time a client is launched. I
> think it would have a few preset options and a way for the user to setup
> custom values.
> 
> For example:
> Welcome to Tahoe-LAFS. You need to pick the level of redundancy for this
> client. If you would like to modify these values after they are set, you
> will need to edit tahoe.cfg. Please see /docs/running.rst for more
> information.
> 1. No redundancy. (Good for testing)
> 2. Like RAID-1. (Every share will be placed on 2 servers)
> 3. Like RAID-5. (Every share can handle a failure of 1 server)
> 4. Highly Redundant. (Good for use on the Public Test Grid)
> 5. Custom (Enter your own values for K, H, and N)
> Enter a value. [1]
> 
> This seems like a reasonable place for me to get my feet wet with Tahoe
> development. I believe that this will make the initial setup process
> easier for beginners, and won't make it any more difficult for advanced
> users.
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Greg Troxel <gdt at ir.bbn.com
> <mailto:gdt at ir.bbn.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
>     How about if a system with H=1 also prints a warning on starting a node,
>     and maybe on a few other operations?
> 
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