svn commit: r45316 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status
Glen Barber <[email protected]>
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Author: gjb
Date: Wed Jul 16 20:02:06 2014
New Revision: 45316
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45316
Log:
Add ZFSguru status report.
Submitted by: Jason Edwards
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Modified:
head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml
Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Wed Jul 16 19:37:21 2014 (r45315)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Wed Jul 16 20:02:06 2014 (r45316)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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<p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This
- report contains 18 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
+ report contains 19 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p>
<p>The deadline for submissions covering between July and
September 2014 is October 7th, 2014.</p>
@@ -1351,4 +1351,83 @@
<sponsor>The &os; Foundation</sponsor>
</project>
+
+ <project cat='proj'>
+ <title>ZFSguru</title>
+
+ <contact>
+ <person>
+ <name>
+ <given>Jason</given>
+ <common>Edwards</common>
+ </name>
+ <email>[email protected]</email>
+ </person>
+ </contact>
+
+ <links>
+ <url href="http://zfsguru.com" />
+ </links>
+
+ <body>
+ <p>ZFSguru is a multifunctional server appliance with a strong
+ emphasis on storage. ZFSguru began as simple web-interface
+ frontend to ZFS, but has since grown into a &os; derivative
+ with its own infrastructure. The scope of the project has
+ also grown with the inclusion of add-on packages that add
+ functionality beyond the traditional NAS functionality found
+ in similar product like FreeNAS and NAS4Free. ZFSguru aims to
+ be a true multifunctional server appliance that is extremely
+ easy to setup and can unite both novice and more experienced
+ users in a single user interface. The modular nature of the
+ project combats the danger of bloat, whilst still allowing
+ extended functionality to be easily deployed.</p>
+
+ <p>Where development in the first quarter of this year brought
+ drag-and-drop permissions for Samba and NFS, development in
+ the second quarter focused on strengthening the infrastructure
+ of the project. A new library and toolkit solution dubbed
+ 'Mesa' is in the works, providing a cleaner foundation to the
+ project. A new master server providing secure remote services
+ is being setup, to be located in a high-speed datacenter. But
+ most importantly, a new system build infrastructure has shown
+ great progress and will soon be able to provide automated
+ system builds to our users. This not only improves the
+ frequency of system releases but also frees much developer
+ time to be spent on different areas of the project.</p>
+
+ <p>Furthermore, a new website and forum is being worked at,
+ replacing the old-fashioned website that offers only limited
+ functionality. The new website will be linked to the server
+ database, providing real-time updates about the project.</p>
+
+ <p>In addition, a new platform for collaborated development is
+ in the works. A service addon has been created for the GitLab
+ project, which is a drop-in replacement of the popular GitHub
+ website. The choice was made to host our own solution and not
+ rely on GitHub itself. In retrospect this appears to be a good
+ decision. The recent development where GitHub removed projects
+ after DCMA-takedowns being sent is incompatible with the
+ philosophy of free-flow-of-information, which the ZFSguru
+ project is a strong proponent of. By hosting our own solution,
+ we have avoided any dependency on third party projects.</p>
+
+ <p>It is expected that after the infrastructure of the project
+ has been revamped, work on the web-interface itself can
+ continue. New functionality such as GuruDB and Service
+ Bulletins provide a tighter connection between the server
+ infrastructure and the web-interface. The Migration Manager
+ is one of the last remaining features still missing in the
+ web-interface. This functionality provides an easy way to
+ upgrade the current system by performing a new clean
+ installation, but migrate all relevant configuration to the
+ new installation. It also allows to 'backup' all system
+ configuration in a single file to be stored on a different
+ machine should things go awry.</p>
+
+ <p>A longer version of this status report giving a wider
+ perspective on the project, can be found <url
+ xlink:href="http://zfsguru.com/news/stateoftheproject/2014">here</url>.</p>
+ </body>
+ </project>
</report>
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