[tor-bugs] #29697 [Internal Services]: archive.tpo is soon running out of space

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#29697: archive.tpo is soon running out of space
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 Reporter:  boklm              |          Owner:  boklm
     Type:  defect             |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  High               |      Milestone:
Component:  Internal Services  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  budget_needed      |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by anarcat):

 This makes me think: as we grant other people access to those resources,
 it would be great if we could keep an audit trail of what goes where and
 how.

 For example, if we know we have a copy of the source code of X on IA and
 archive.tpo, but the latter goes down, how do we know it's safe to restore
 from IA or even that the copy is there at all? There's historical knowlege
 in people's brains, but that's not good enough.

 That's exactly the kind of stuff i use git-annex for. I know it's not the
 easiest software to use, but by storing everything in git, we keep an
 audit trail of who does what. It also keeps track of where stuff is, and
 keeps a checksum of everything. By wrapping this into (signed) git tags,
 we also get verifiability.

 But maybe the tradeoffs are not right?

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