Re: [Gzz-commits] manuscripts/storm article.rst

[Benja Fallenstein]

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?

> -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

You have to indent when you enumerate, like this:

1) bla bla bla bla bla
   bla bla bla bla bla
   bla bla bla.

>  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.

> +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! :)

> -Storm blocks are MIME messages [ref MIME], i.e., objects with
> +2) Storm blocks are MIME messages [ref MIME], i.e., objects with

This is not an enumerable benefit, this is an explanation ;)

>      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...

> +(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...

> +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.

>  while they are online, store them locally, and be sure that
>  their software will be able to access them as if downloaded
>  from the net, without broken links.
> +[Previous sentence doesn't parse to me: more simple :( -Hermanni]

Ok, will try :)

- Benja