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ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File Store, v1.17.0 ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File Store, v1.17.1
The Tahoe-LAFS team is pleased to announce version 1.17.0 of The Tahoe-LAFS team is pleased to announce version 1.17.1 of
Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely reliable decentralized storage Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely reliable decentralized storage
system. Get it with "pip install tahoe-lafs", or download a system. Get it with "pip install tahoe-lafs", or download a
tarball here: tarball here:
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https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/about.html https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/about.html
The previous stable release of Tahoe-LAFS was v1.16.0, released on The previous stable release of Tahoe-LAFS was v1.17.0, released on
October 19, 2021. December 6, 2021.
This release fixes several security issues raised as part of an audit This release fixes two Python3-releated regressions and 4 minor bugs.
by Cure53. We developed fixes for these issues in a private
repository. Shortly after this release, public tickets will be updated
with further information (along with, of course, all the code).
There is also OpenMetrics support now and several bug fixes. Please see ``NEWS.rst`` [1] for a complete list of changes.
In all, 46 issues have been fixed since the last release.
Please see ``NEWS.rst`` for a more complete list of changes.
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
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release can read files and directories produced by clients of release can read files and directories produced by clients of
all versions since v1.0. all versions since v1.0.
Network connections are limited by the Introducer protocol in Network connections are limited by the Introducer protocol in use. If
use. If the Introducer is running v1.10 or v1.11, then servers the Introducer is running v1.10 or v1.11, then servers from this
from this release (v1.12) can serve clients of all versions release can serve clients of all versions back to v1.0 . If it is
back to v1.0 . If it is running v1.12, then they can only running v1.12 or higher, then they can only serve clients back to
serve clients back to v1.10. Clients from this release can use v1.10. Clients from this release can use servers back to v1.10, but
servers back to v1.10, but not older servers. not older servers.
Except for the new optional MDMF format, we have not made any Except for the new optional MDMF format, we have not made any
intentional compatibility changes. However we do not yet have intentional compatibility changes. However we do not yet have
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versions are interoperable with previous versions. We intend versions are interoperable with previous versions. We intend
to build such an infrastructure in the future. to build such an infrastructure in the future.
This is the twenty-first release in the version 1 series. This This is the twenty-second release in the version 1 series. This
series of Tahoe-LAFS will be actively supported and maintained series of Tahoe-LAFS will be actively supported and maintained
for the foreseeable future, and future versions of Tahoe-LAFS for the foreseeable future, and future versions of Tahoe-LAFS
will retain the ability to read and write files compatible will retain the ability to read and write files compatible
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This is the eighteenth release of Tahoe-LAFS to be created This is the nineteenth release of Tahoe-LAFS to be created
solely as a labor of love by volunteers. Thank you very much solely as a labor of love by volunteers. Thank you very much
to the team of "hackers in the public interest" who make to the team of "hackers in the public interest" who make
Tahoe-LAFS possible. Tahoe-LAFS possible.
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meejah meejah
on behalf of the Tahoe-LAFS team on behalf of the Tahoe-LAFS team
December 6, 2021 January 7, 2022
Planet Earth Planet Earth
[1] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/tahoe-lafs-1.17.0/NEWS.rst [1] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/tahoe-lafs-1.17.1/NEWS.rst
[2] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/master/docs/known_issues.rst [2] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/master/docs/known_issues.rst
[3] https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/RelatedProjects [3] https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/RelatedProjects
[4] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/tahoe-lafs-1.17.0/COPYING.GPL [4] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/tahoe-lafs-1.17.1/COPYING.GPL
[5] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/tahoe-lafs-1.17.0/COPYING.TGPPL.rst [5] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/tahoe-lafs-1.17.1/COPYING.TGPPL.rst
[6] https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/tahoe-lafs-1.17.0/INSTALL.html [6] https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/en/tahoe-lafs-1.17.1/INSTALL.html
[7] https://lists.tahoe-lafs.org/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev [7] https://lists.tahoe-lafs.org/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev
[8] https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/roadmap [8] https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/roadmap
[9] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/master/CREDITS [9] https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs/blob/master/CREDITS