Changes between Version 62 and Version 63 of FAQ


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2012-01-23T16:50:45Z (13 years ago)
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zooko
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fix link to about.rst ; thanks ndurner

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  • FAQ

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    22'''[=#Q1_why_tahoe_lafs Q1:] What is special about Tahoe-LAFS? Why should anyone care about it instead of [wiki:RelatedProjects#OtherProjects other distributed storage systems]?'''
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    4 A1: Tahoe-LAFS is the first Free !Software/Open Source storage technology to offer ''provider-independent security''.  ''Provider-independent security'' means that the integrity and confidentiality of your files is guaranteed by mathematics computed on the client side, and is independent of the servers, which may be owned and operated by someone else.  To learn more, read [//source/tahoe/trunk/docs/about.html our one-page explanation].
     4A1: Tahoe-LAFS is the first Free !Software/Open Source storage technology to offer ''provider-independent security''.  ''Provider-independent security'' means that the integrity and confidentiality of your files is guaranteed by mathematics computed on the client side, and is independent of the servers, which may be owned and operated by someone else.  To learn more, read [//source/tahoe/docs/about.rst our one-page explanation].
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    66A2: Tahoe-LAFS provides reliable, fault-tolerant storage. Even if you do not need its security properties, you might want to use Tahoe-LAFS for extremely reliable storage. (Tahoe-LAFS's security features do a good job of staying out of your way when you don't need them.)