OpenAFS 1.8 Released, Drops Pre-2.6 Linux Support

[phoronix]

Phoronix: OpenAFS 1.8 Released, Drops Pre-2.6 Linux Support

It's been a number of years since the last major update to the OpenAFS Andrew distributed file-system but there's a Friday the 13th release today introducing the shiny new v1.8 release...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenAFS-1.8-Released

[chuckula]

"There's a lot of work all around with this being the first major OpenAFS stable release in six years. "

Yes, and for those of us who have had the displeasure of trying to use AFS*, you'll also know that it takes about six years to get it set up and working semi-properly too.


* And that would basically be people who went to CMU

[rene]

Coda also had new releases recently, too: https://t2sde.org/packages/coda ;-)

[endrebjorsvik]

* And that would basically be people who went to CMU

It's used all over CERN as well, but their long term plan is to replace it with something else.