Re: GlusterFS 2.0 Release

[Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>]

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 05:35:06PM +0530, Shehjar Tikoo wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> GlusterFS is a clustered file system that runs on commodity
> off-the-shelf hardware, delivering multiple times the scalability and
> performance of conventional storage. The architecture is modular,
> stackable and kernel-independent, which makes it easy to customize,
> install, manage and support different operating systems. Multiple
> storage systems can be clustered together, supporting petabytes of
> capacity in a single global namespace.  Building a configuration of a
> few hundred terabytes can be accomplished in less than thirty minutes.
>
> GlusterFS 2.0 Release:
> GlusterFS v2.0 has gone through a major revamp in design and
> development since v1.3. Thanks to thousands of initial users who
> provided us great feedback and bug reports. There are a number of
> production deployments now. GlusterFS uses existing disk file systems
> (such as Ext3, XFS, ZFS..) to store your data as regular files and
> folders. You can restore the data, even after you uninstall GlusterFS.
> So, give it a try and let us know. Please forward this message to
> relevant users.
>
>
> What is in 2.0 release:
> http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/GlusterFS_Features
>
> Who is using GlusterFS:
> http://www.gluster.org/docs/index.php/Who%27s_using_GlusterFS
>
> License: GNU GPLv3

... and thus incompatible with the kernel.