From afcad241bc1cdecb4fd238f91ddd3aafdb41f0ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:20:47 -0400 Subject: update --- doc/assistant/release_notes.mdwn | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/assistant/release_notes.mdwn b/doc/assistant/release_notes.mdwn index db2a7c980..ee2faefba 100644 --- a/doc/assistant/release_notes.mdwn +++ b/doc/assistant/release_notes.mdwn @@ -1,3 +1,38 @@ +## version 3.20121126 + +This adds several features to the git-annex assistant, which is still in beta. + +In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app +will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include: + +* Using Box.com's 5 gigabytes of free storage space as a cloud transfer + point between between repositories that cannot directly contact + one-another. (Many other cloud providers are also supported, from Rsync.net + to Amazon S3, to your own ssh server.) +* Archiving or backing up files to Amazon Glacier. +* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]] + contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk). +* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local + network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in + sync as changes are made to them. +* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant + will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync. + Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between + computers to keep them in sync. + +The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex +assistant: + +* The Max OSX standalone app does not work on all versions of Max OSX. +* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch + files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many + directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically + 1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]] + for a workaround. +* Retrieval of files from Amazon Glacier is not fully automated; the + assistant does not automatically retry in the 4 to 5 hours period + when Glacier makes the files available. + ## version 3.20121112 This is a major upgrade of the git-annex assistant, which is still in beta. -- cgit v1.2.3