http://wiki.okfn.org/p/Distributed_Storage
The group has chosen Tahoe for their grid, it appears. Does this help with anything>? Here are their use cases: Use cases for Tahoe grid We get the same two features of backing up, and sychronising the new stuff (not file diffs) to a different computer. case 1 The whole repository of a particular type is all copied down into the server. Tahoe is used as a backup and moving of the server's data. Everything is available for processing across all of the data. The server can add new files to the repository. This case applies to undemocracy and parlparse because all the data is needed in order to present users with statistical figures (eg attendance rates in votes). case 2 Files are served directly out of Tahoe through a server. The full repository is not copied down. The server merely caches some files. More useful for delivering the PDF documents or images where statistical analysis are not always wanted. -- Alex werk: http://commoning.net me: http://alexrollin.com mob: +31 (0) 6 31 56 96 88 ?It?s no longer possible for a country to collapse in isolation. Now we all collapse. ?The only path to stability is to equalize the consumption rates of the first and developing world. Our dream is no longer possible in the new world.? - Jared Diamond
