Also, maybe there should be a small check list for different usage scenarios, like for example maybe the most generic usage will be just a file storage, without needs for snapshotting, dkms support, and other complicated stuff. works/tested - file storing and retrieving in ext3/4 - snapshotting works - dkms - usage ... so those who'd need just a plain file store - would not afraid trying and using. 2010/7/29 Thomas Mueller <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Am Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:25:40 -0700 schrieb Sage Weil: > >> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010, Thomas Mueller wrote: >>> reading http://ceph.newdream.net/roadmap/ leaves me with some >>> questions. :) >>> >>> * is there some roadmap when CEPH will be official announced >>> "production ready" >> >> These are good questions. :) >> >> I've made the Ceph site link directly into the redmine roadmap, where >> we'll be maintaining a detailed set of issues (features, bugs) for each >> upcoming release along with a target release date. The roadmap now >> includes a v1.0, which will be something we at least will cautiously >> deploy in production. I would like to get there (or close to it) by the >> end of the year. >> >> I prefer to avoid "production ready" as that is a bit of a subjective >> term. Different people have different stability requirements and >> expectations. That said, I would like v1.0 to be something I am >> comfortable encouraging people to use in real (but non-critical) >> deployments. >> > > answering here the question from another thread because IMHO it fits > better: > >> > what leads me to my other question: when will ceph be considered >> > "stable"? >> Soon? I'd be interested in hearing what you (or anyone else) expect >> from a "stable" v1.0 release. > > as storage is a fundamental service there are for sure other "stable" > demands than for a newsreader/mailclient/whateveruncriticalapp. > > I'll give it a try to describe my idea of stable: > > - stable means promised features (http://ceph.newdream.net/about/) work > reliable > - no workarounds needed to use these features > - (at least) in a series of stable releases (aka "1.x") i can upgrade > without downtime > - in a series of stable releases a can do a rolling upgrade > - in a stable series there no design changes introduced > > > > - Thomas > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe ceph-devel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe ceph-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
