Blivet
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[[Blivet]] is a python module for management of a system's storage configuration. It is used by [[Anaconda]], [[Fedora]]'s OS installer and used to exist as pyanaconda.storage. | [[Blivet]] is a python module for management of a system's storage configuration. It is used by [[Anaconda]], [[Fedora]]'s OS installer and used to exist as pyanaconda.storage. | ||
| − | + | The upstream git repository is [http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/blivet.git/ here]. | |
=== Coming Soon === | === Coming Soon === | ||
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* documentation | * documentation | ||
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==== What's with the name? ==== | ==== What's with the name? ==== | ||
| − | The blivet is an optical illusion that displays two irreconcilable perspectives at once. This is apropos to a fully functional storage library in that the goal of clean, consistent design is virtually irreconcilable with the tangle of | + | The blivet is an optical illusion that displays two irreconcilable perspectives at once. This is apropos to a fully functional storage library in that the goal of clean, consistent design is virtually irreconcilable with the tangle of inconsistent storage technologies that must be managed. |
==== But the term "blivet" has a negative connotation as well. Shouldn't you pick a different name? ==== | ==== But the term "blivet" has a negative connotation as well. Shouldn't you pick a different name? ==== | ||
No. If you don't have a sense of humor you must develop thicker skin. Seriously. | No. If you don't have a sense of humor you must develop thicker skin. Seriously. | ||
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[edit] Blivet
Blivet is a python module for management of a system's storage configuration. It is used by Anaconda, Fedora's OS installer and used to exist as pyanaconda.storage.
The upstream git repository is here.
[edit] Coming Soon
- documentation
[edit] FAQ
[edit] What's with the name?
The blivet is an optical illusion that displays two irreconcilable perspectives at once. This is apropos to a fully functional storage library in that the goal of clean, consistent design is virtually irreconcilable with the tangle of inconsistent storage technologies that must be managed.
[edit] But the term "blivet" has a negative connotation as well. Shouldn't you pick a different name?
No. If you don't have a sense of humor you must develop thicker skin. Seriously.
