Re: [MooseFS-Users] Docs about master protocol and VCS

[Casper L. <cas...@pr...>]

Hi Gandalf,

To me, the tone of this conversation has not been very friendly so far. I
realize my answer was a bit short, and can be conceived as brusk
(discourteously blunt). I apologize.

I want to point out that if you need any assistance or want to poke other
users brains for knowledge, this is the place. There are many people here
that are very happy to help.

Your first question is very broad, and there is no simple answer. To help
us help you, you could describe the background of your questions.

Then you state that there should be documentation. You are very wrong
there. Unless you pay for something, you cannot make any demands. The guys
at MooseFS are very talented programmers building very stable software.
Because of the businessmodel they choose, it is for you to use at
absolutely no cost. I would be humble instead of making demands.

Then there is the question itself. There is no documentation. This probably
is because it is an *internal* thing of the system. I've had to change my
nagios monitoring script multiple times, because sometimes the protocol
changes. Just because you *can* talk to a listening socket, doesn't mean
that you are supposed to. It simply is not a documented API.

This also means that even if I had the time to document some of MooseFS's
internals, I wouldn't do it. It will change. I will help you anyway I can
to find out as much as I've learnt from MooseFS though. This requires some
effort from your side too. If you are willing to put in your time, using
open-source software is a precious gift.

If you want to be a user of a product, the guys at MooseFS deliver a very
professional solution. Talk to them and see if your requirements are met.

Greetings, Casper


Op zo 27 mei 2018 18:10 schreef Gandalf Corvotempesta <
gan...@gm...>:

> Contributing how? I don't know how it works, so i can't write about it...
>
> Il dom 27 mag 2018, 18:06 Tom Ivar Helbekkmo <ti...@ha...> ha
> scritto:
>
>> Gandalf Corvotempesta <gan...@gm...> writes:
>>
>> > I think that for an open source project, writing proper docs about the
>> > main protocol should be considered.
>>
>> I am sure your contribution would be appreciated.
>>
>> -tih
>> --
>> Most people who graduate with CS degrees don't understand the significance
>> of Lisp.  Lisp is the most important idea in computer science.  --Alan Kay
>>
>