Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:56:13 -0400 From: Olin Shivers <shivers@shivers.ne.mediaone.net> To: robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org Cc: crossd@cs.rpi.edu, freebsd-afs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a new beginning Message-ID: <199904301556.LAA15632@shivers.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990429195006.16784A-100000@fledge.watson.org> (message from Robert Watson on Thu, 29 Apr 1999 20:05:07 -0400 (EDT))
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> I certainly think this is a very worthwhile project, as is the DCE/DFS
> project. I am just trying to decide in my mind what is a better use of
> my time, writing from scratch something that already exists and is
> 'close' to working, or trying to understand someone elses code and bend
> it to fit a model it doesn't presently.
Now the only thing preventing AFS from being a free file system is the
lack of a server that is freely available. And the nice thing about
getting to the project first is the ability to dictate the BSD license
:-).
Yes!
This would be a very important piece of software to create. AFS is like
the Web, but much better -- it has real semantics, it scales, it automatically
operates with any app that understands files. It is a global filesystem.
If AFS could be rolled out across the Internet open software community, it
would be a tremendous enabler.
AFS is a community-enabling piece of technology. It encourages sharing and
cooperation. Its impact has always been limited by the lack of a free server
-- contrast to NFS.
-Olin
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