I did a quick google to see what Haolo Replication was - nice feature, very useful.
Unfortunately I also found this: https://www.google.com/patents/US20160028806 >Halo based file system replication >US 20160028806 A1 Is this an issue? On 25 August 2017 at 10:33, Amar Tumballi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > 3 weeks back we (most of the maintainers of Gluster projects) had a > meeting, and we discussed about features required for Gluster 4.0 and also > the possible dates. > > <https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#summary> > Summary: > > - > > It is agreed unanimously that the Gluster 4.0 should be feature based > release, and not just time based. > - > > The discussions were on what are the blocking features for 4.0 > release, and below were some features which we are considering as blocker > for release. > - *glusterd2*: > The scalable management interface, which will come with REST api > and other admin friendly options. Will be the ONLY major blocker for > release. > - *Thin clients* (code: gfproxy): > Not a blocker as it is slated to get into master branch before next > release cut on 3.x series too. But we are calling it a major feature of > 4.0 > as it brings many benefits and also change some of the assumptions and > current design principles of glusterfs project. > - *Protocol/XDR changes*: > Technically, Gluster’s RPC is implemented in a way to support > changing of protocols inbetween even the minor releases, but the major > changes like adding another fop (like statx(), fadvise() or similar) > will > need some protocol changes. > Also in discussion is the changes to dictionary structure on wire. > We will continue to work on each of this individually, and plan to work > towards meeting the release timeline. > - > > *Dates*: The plan is to have the release around 2 months from the date > the final blocker patch gets into master branch. > - Tentative: October 20th to have last patch, and Jan 1st for release. > - Warning: The above is literally ‘tentative’, and not to be > assumed as confirmed dates. > > > <https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#other-features-users-can-anticipate>Other > features users can anticipate: > > - ‘RIO volume type’ > - Extension of snapshot support for zfs / btrfs > - Better support and documentation for monitoring > - Halo replication: > - Initial patches have made it to 3.11 > - Pending work is planned to be done by 4.0 > - gNFS (Gluster’s native NFS) is expected to not be packaged for > distributions anymore. > - It currently is an optional package for Fedora and CentOS Storage > SIG, but we plan to not provide it at all anymore. > - The code stays in the repository for now, but it may get dropped > completely later on. > - NFS-Ganesha is the answer for NFS protocol access starting > Gluster 4.0 > > > <https://hackmd.io/GwIwnGBmCsCM0FoDMsAcBTBAWADLLCYATLJiOmBVgMYAmAhvbLUA#faq> > FAQ: > > 1. Will we have 3.13 to continue the trend of 3 months release > calendar? > > Answer: Yes. But, it will not be a LTS release. > > 1. Would 4.0 be LTS release ? > > Answer: No. > > More information on this topic can be found at : > https://hackmd.io/s/rJaLCP38b# > > Further discussions on this will be done at Gluster Summit 2017 at Prague, > CZ. Try to attend in person if you can!! > > Feedback welcome. > > Regards, > Gluster team. > > -- > Amar Tumballi (amarts) > > _______________________________________________ > Gluster-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-users > -- Lindsay
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