[volunteergrid2-l] new grid (was: New member request)

[Marco Tedaldi]

I'd be in the boat... but what would be have to be different for it to work
reliably?

Best regards

Marco
Am 20.02.2013 09:42 schrieb "Ruben Pollan" <meskio at sindominio.net>:

> Hello Rocke and Michael,
>
> Welcome to the volunteergrid. Sadly some weeks ago we decided to shut down
> the
> grid, because no one was using it due to reliability issues.
>
> Seen that there is some people interested on the project I think we should
> try
> to get a new volunteergrid working. Who wants to give it a try and start a
> new
> grid?
>
> Quoting RCV's Tahoe Account (2013-02-20 03:16:49)
> > Hi, folks!
> >
> > I'm Rocke Verser, and I'd like to join the grid.  I have read your
> > terms and I agree to abide by them.  I can put up 500 GB immediately.
> >
> > I have used Tahoe-LAFS, privately, for a couple of years.  Although
> > I have experimented with other use-models, there are two I presently use:
> >
> > 1.  A single storage-server + introducer at a commercial VPS
> > on the Web, with private clients behind the firewalls at one or
> > more sites I control.  [This is used mainly as a secure "drop-box"
> > for friends, family, and coworkers.]
> >
> > 2.  A set of small storage-servers, one per spindle, on various
> > machines behind my firewall, all at a single site.  This provides
> > some protection from spindle failure, but not much else.
> > [Typically, I carve off one small partition (or logical volume)
> > each time I put a new spindle in service.  All together, I have
> > about a dozen spindles with some Tahoe-LAFS data.]
> >
> > I read here that a proposed "sunset" has been offered for this
> > group.  If that comes to pass, so be it.  At least I will get
> > an opportunity to see some of the real issues of a real-world
> > distributed grid.
> >
> > Although I am not a Tahoe-LAFS developer, I have looked at
> > parts of the code, and I have experimented with modifications
> > to the client to achieve different (better?) behavior.
> >
> > Rather than just saying "Tahoe isn't ready for prime-time", I
> > would urge the members of this group to attempt to explain "why"
> > it isn't ready for prime-time.  What is it about Tahoe-LAFS (or
> > the VG2 group) that prevents this from being an active, vibrant
> > group that people can count on for reliable distributed storage?
> > [This thread really isn't the place to launch such a discussion.]
> >
> > Cheers and thanks!
> >
> > -- rcv
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