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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 [https://github.com/storaged-project/blivet here]. | |||
=== Documentation === | |||
Documentation is available [http://storaged.org/blivet here] | |||
=== FAQ === | === FAQ === | ||
==== 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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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.
Documentation
Documentation is available here
FAQ
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.
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.