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Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 08:38:48 +0530
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Chandra Seetharaman wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 00:47 +0530, Balbir Singh wrote:
> 
> <snip>
>> Some not quite so urgent ones - like support for guarantees. I think this can
> 
> IMO, guarantee support should be considered to be part of the
> infrastructure. Controller functionalities/implementation will be
> different with/without guarantee support. In other words, adding
> guarantee feature later will cause re-implementations.

Thanks for pointing this out. Thats what I implied in the comment below.

> 
>> be worked out as we make progress.
>>
>>> I agree with these requirements and lets move into this direction.
>>> But moving so far can't be done without accepting:
>>> 1. core functionality
>>> 2. accounting
>>>
>> Some of the core functionality might be a limiting factor for the requirements.
>> Lets agree on the requirements, I think its a great step forward and then
>> build the core functionality with these requirements in mind.
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kirill
>>>


-- 

	Balbir Singh,
	Linux Technology Center,
	IBM Software Labs
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