From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:00:08 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Message-ID: <20070713130008.GA21358@nibiru.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: [9fans] Replicated, caching and offline capable network fs Topicbox-Message-UUID: 95105c3c-ead2-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Hi folks, I'm looking for an replicated and offline capable network filesystem which can work behind hi latency links. The only usable one I could find is Coda, but it doesn't exactly suit my needs, some of the drawbacks are: * completely own security scheme (AFS style, not Unix) * own storage, cannot export existing filesystems * can only transfer complete files * doesnt work well behind hi latency links (>80ms). * not very stable So I'm thinking about designing a new one, based on 9p :) The idea is: * Client side (mounting) is done via normal 9p * Extended 9p protocol between the primary server and local cache * Local cache stores its stuff within a local filesystem or an database * Files can be watched for update notification * Batched transfers in background to prevent unnecessary blocking Does anyone like to join me ? cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------