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diff --git a/doc/book/src/intro.md b/doc/book/src/intro.md index 02920f83..d041ae8a 100644 --- a/doc/book/src/intro.md +++ b/doc/book/src/intro.md @@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ Garage is a lightweight geo-distributed data store. It comes from the observation that despite numerous object stores many people have broken data management policies (backup/replication on a single site or none at all). -To promote better data management policies, with focused on the following desirable properties: +To promote better data management policies, we focused on the following desirable properties: - - **Self-contained & lightweight**: works everywhere and integrates well in existing environments to target hyperconverged infrastructures - - **Highly resilient**: highly resilient to network failures, network latency, disk failures, sysadmin failures - - **Simple**: simple to understand, simple to operate, simple to debug + - **Self-contained & lightweight**: works everywhere and integrates well in existing environments to target hyperconverged infrastructures. + - **Highly resilient**: highly resilient to network failures, network latency, disk failures, sysadmin failures. + - **Simple**: simple to understand, simple to operate, simple to debug. - **Internet enabled**: made for multi-sites (eg. datacenter, offices, etc.) interconnected through a regular internet connection. We also noted that the pursuit of some other goals are detrimental to our initial goals. -The following have been identified has non-goals, if it matters to you, you should not use Garage: +The following has been identified has non-goals, if these points matter to you, you should not use Garage: - **Extreme performances**: high performances constrain a lot the design and the infrastructure; we seek performances through minimalism only. - **Feature extensiveness**: complete implementation of the S3 API or any other API to make garage a drop-in replacement is not targeted as it could lead to decisions impacting our desirable properties. @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The following have been identified has non-goals, if it matters to you, you shou Garage speaks (or will speak) the following protocols: - [S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/Welcome.html) - *SUPPORTED* - Enable applications to store large blobs such as pictures, video, images, documents, etc. S3 is versatile enough to also be used to publish a static website. - - [IMAP](https://github.com/go-pluto/pluto) - *PLANNED* - email storage is quite complex to get good oerformances. + - [IMAP](https://github.com/go-pluto/pluto) - *PLANNED* - email storage is quite complex to get good performances. To keep performances optimals, most imap servers only support on-disk storage. We plan to add logic to Garage to make it a viable solution for email storage. - *More to come* |