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Re: [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/storm article.rst
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Re: [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/storm article.rst |
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Lainaus Benja Fallenstein <address@hidden>:
> Hermanni Hyytiälä wrote:
> > Storm has been partially implemented as a part of the Gzz project [ref],
>
> > -which uses it exclusively for all disk storage. On top of Storm,
> > +which uses Storm exclusively for all disk storage. On top of Storm,
>
> Hum, why do you want to repeat the name?
There has been some mistake; I haven't written it again/twice etc. Something
with editor or CVS, I assume ;).
>
> > -Block storage makes it easy to replicate data between systems.
> > +1) Storm's block storage makes it easy to replicate data between
> systems.
>
> Btw, please read about the reStructuredText syntax at
> http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html
Yes, sorry for 'broking' reST ;). I just wanted to enumerate/itemize Storm
benefits; This was a 'concrete proposal'-- what do you think, should we
enumerate/itemize benefits like this or tell benefits 'implicity' in text ?
>
> You have to indent when you enumerate, like this:
>
> 1) bla bla bla bla bla
> bla bla bla bla bla
> bla bla bla.
Yes, look above ;).
>
> > Different versions of the same document can easily coexist at this
> level,
> > +stored in different blocks.
> > +[Previous sentence doesn't parse to me (what level ?) :( -Hermanni]
>
> The block level... you can have two blocks that contain two alternative
> versions of a document, without getting a naming conflict.
Could you include this in text ?
>
> > +To replicate all data from computer A
> > on computer B, it suffices to copy all blocks from A to B that B
> > does not already store.
> > +[Example of Lotus Notes' replication conficts ? -Hermanni]
>
> Yes, please! :)
I'll write about that.
> > get(id) -> block
> > add(block)
> > delete(block)
> >
> > +[analogy to regular Hash Table/DHT ? -Hermanni]
>
> I don't see that-- we are not assigning values to keys, the systems
> assigns the keys...
But the *interface* is somewhat similar. But, perhaps this is not relevent ;).
>
> > +(Footnote:However, we have not put a network implementation into regular
> use
> > yet and thus can only describe our design, not report on
> > -implementation experience.
> > +implementation experience.)
>
> Hm, I think we should not move that into a footnote: It very much seems
> important enough to go into the main text...
Ok.
>
> > +Since the same namespace [mention urn-5 ? -Hermanni] is used for local
> data and data
>
> No, this is talking about the block level, where the ids are
> cryptographic hashes.
Ok. Then we should tell clearly what we mean by 'namespace' ?
-Hermanni
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