On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Vasileios Vlachos < vasileiosvlac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for clarifying this Rob. > > -However no step other than 2) provides a *guarantee* of consistency. And > it only provides that guarantee for data that exists when the repair starts. > > I read the above as "consistency is a strong term..." :) But that's > understandable. > Yes, the Coli Conjecture is that if your app is suited for a distributed database, consistency probably matters to you less than you think it does. The foundation for this conjecture is that there are many circumstances and modes of operation in which distributed database operators have unexpectedly lost consistency, and almost none of them (or their customers) noticed.... =Rob
