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ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.6
ANNOUNCING Tahoe, the Least-Authority File System, v1.6.1
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of
version 1.6 of Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely reliable distributed
data store.
The Tahoe-LAFS team is pleased to announce the immediate
availability of version 1.6.1 of Tahoe-LAFS, an extremely
reliable distributed data store.
Tahoe-LAFS is the first cloud storage system which offers
"provider-independent security" -- meaning that not even your
cloud service provider can read or alter your data without your
consent. Here is the one-page explanation of its unique
cloud service provider can read or alter your data without
your consent. Here is the one-page explanation of its unique
security and fault-tolerance properties:
http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/about.html
Tahoe-LAFS v1.6.0 is the successor to v1.5.0, which was
released August 1, 2009 [1]. This release includes major
performance improvements, usability improvements, and one major
new feature: deep-immutable directories (cryptographically
unalterable permanent snapshots). See the NEWS file [2] for
details.
Tahoe-LAFS v1.6.1 is the successor to v1.6.0, which was
released February 2, 2010 [1]. This is a bugfix release which
fixes a few small regressions in v1.6.0.
The v1.6 release includes major performance improvements,
usability improvements, and one major new feature:
deep-immutable directories (cryptographically unalterable
permanent snapshots). See the NEWS file [2] for details.
WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
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In addition to the core storage system itself, volunteers have
developed related projects to integrate it with other
tools. These include frontends for Windows, Macintosh,
JavaScript, and iPhone, and plugins for Hadoop, bzr, duplicity,
TiddlyWiki, and more. As of this release, contributors have
JavaScript, and iPhone, and plugins for Hadoop, bzr,
duplicity, TiddlyWiki, and more. As of v1.6, contributors have
added an Android frontend and a working read-only FUSE
frontend. See the Related Projects page on the wiki [3].
We believe that the combination of erasure coding, strong
encryption, Free/Open Source Software and careful engineering
make Tahoe-LAFS safer than RAID, removable drive, tape, on-line
We believe that strong encryption, Free/Open Source Software,
erasure coding, and careful engineering practices make
Tahoe-LAFS safer than RAID, removable drive, tape, on-line
backup or other Cloud storage systems.
This software is developed under thorough unit tests, and there
are no known bugs or security flaws which would compromise
confidentiality or data integrity under normal use. (For all
currently known issues please see the known_issues.txt file
[4].)
This software is developed under test-driven development, and
there are no known bugs or security flaws which would
compromise confidentiality or data integrity under normal
use. (For all currently known issues please see the
known_issues.txt file [4].)
COMPATIBILITY
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clients of all versions back to v1.0 and clients from this
release can use servers of all versions back to v1.0.
This is the seventh release in the version 1 series. The
version 1 series of Tahoe-LAFS will be actively supported and
This is the eigth release in the version 1 series. The version
1 series of Tahoe-LAFS will be actively supported and
maintained for the forseeable future, and future versions of
Tahoe-LAFS will retain the ability to read and write files
compatible with Tahoe-LAFS v1.
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to provide bug reports.) Thank you to Allmydata, Inc. for their
generous and public-spirited support.
This is the third release of Tahoe-LAFS to be created solely as
a labor of love by volunteers. Thank you very much to the
This is the fourth release of Tahoe-LAFS to be created solely
as a labor of love by volunteers. Thank you very much to the
dedicated team of "hackers in the public interest" who make
Tahoe-LAFS possible.
Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn
on behalf of the Tahoe-LAFS team
February 1, 2010
February 27, 2010
Boulder, Colorado, USA
[1] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt?rev=4042
[2] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/NEWS?rev=4189
[1] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/relnotes.txt?rev=4220
[2] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/NEWS?rev=4243
[3] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/RelatedProjects
[4] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/docs/known_issues.txt
[5] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/COPYING.GPL
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[7] http://allmydata.org/source/tahoe/trunk/docs/install.html
[8] http://allmydata.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev
[9] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/roadmap
[10] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/CREDITS?rev=4186
[10] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/browser/CREDITS?rev=4243
[11] http://allmydata.org/trac/tahoe/wiki/Dev
[12] http://allmydata.com
[13] http://hacktahoe.org