New revised MaraDNS roadmap

[Alex Sharaz]

So this is April fools day isn't it ?
:-)))))


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On 1 Apr 2010, at 18:38, Sam Trenholme <strenholme.usenet at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Today I have decided to revise my MaraDNS roadmap. I have realized
> that I have an intrinsic need to develop open-source software, and
> that this need is so strong it doesn't matter if I get paid for my
> work.
>
> That in mind, I will quit my job and have time to develop all of the
> features people wish. In particular:
>
>    * I will fast-track finishing up recursion in Deadwood and release
> MaraDNS 2.0 in a month or two.
>
>    * I will then integrate Deadwood and MaraDNS' current
> authoritative code in to a single binary, releasing this as MaraDNS
> 3.0
>
>    * I will then implement DNSSEC and DNScurve for MaraDNS, releasing
> this as MaraDNS 4.0
>
>    * At this point, I will replace the authoritative core with a fast
> dynamic cache that will allow a multi-dimensional associative array to
> be read to and written from disk. This will allow live zone transfers,
> and instant startup, no matter how many DNS entries one has.
>
>    * I will implement a method where one's originating IP can change
> the reply MaraDNS gives; this will allow MaraDNS to support multiple
> DNS "views", as well as changing DNS responses based on the client's
> geographic location (Geo-IP)
>
>    * I should be able to implement any and all features users ask for.
>
> In order to implement all of these features in a timely manner, I will
> quit my day job and devote all of my time to developing MaraDNS. I
> will, of course, not charge for MaraDNS and keep it available under an
> open-source license because, well, information wants to be free. My
> inherit need to create code is more important than my need to pay the
> rent and for food.
>
> I should have MaraDNS 2.0 released in a month or two, MaraDNS 3.0
> released by the end of 2010, and I will release MaraDNS 4.0 one year
> from today, on April 1, 2011.