Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of Workspaces

Timestamp:

11/11/15 17:50:04 (9 years ago)

Author:

Dieter Van Uytvanck

Comment:

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Workspaces

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 == !OwnCloud ==
 
-[http://owncloud.org OwnCloud] seems to be a good package, has been tested in CLARIN-D.
+[http://owncloud.org OwnCloud] is the obvious choice, since:
+
+ * it has been tested in CLARIN-D
+ * it has a lot of momentum and development activity
+ * it has been chosen by EUDAT
+
+That said, it is by no means perfect software. It relies a lot on relational databases for the back-end, which is not ideal in terms of scalability. For a detailed analysis about these issues, see the [https://forum.cloud.switch.ch/t/switchdrive-upgrade-6-0-6-to-7-0-5-post-mortem/24 Switch blog] about their upgrade from version 6 to 7. Earlier versions (before version 6) had quite some security issues.
 
 A few hints on how to access publicly shared links can be found [wiki:ownCloud-shared-links-access here].
@@ -21 +27 @@
  * EUDAT is providing the beta [https://eudat.eu/services/b2drop B2DROP] service, which is based on OwnCloud and hosted at the [FZJ computing centre].
  * CLARIN-D has an own [https://clarin.fz-juelich.de/owncloud test instance of OwnCloud] hosted at FZJ. Probably B2DROP can replace this test instance, since it is the same software running at the same computing centre. Also, the organisational backing of EUDAT is important.
- * Several national research networks have setup an ownCloud installation
+ * Several [https://owncloud.com/customer-stories/ national research networks] have setup an ownCloud installation. The [https://wiki.geant.org/display/OCM/Open+Cloud+Mesh OpenCloudMesh] project tries to enable interoperability between these large ownCloud installations. Providing a connection with the !OpenCloudMesh participants will probably become an important factor.
 
 == Authentication ==