Summary: AFS

• has almost all desirable features

• only lacking

  • readwrite replication
  • byte range locks
    • not anytime soon
  • disconnected operation
    • 2003 ?
    • not even on NFS/CIFS's agenda

• fully available now

• proven to work

• free

  • but license prevents inclusion into kernels

• but

  • complex
  • not perfect for Windows

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