Re: [dist-obj] Seven Fallacies Reference

• To: Umar Saif <Umar.Saif@cl.cam.ac.uk>
• Subject: Re: [dist-obj] Seven Fallacies Reference
• From: Jeff Bone <jbone@jump.net>
• Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:12:47 -0600
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Umar Saif wrote:

> >
> > I'll throw in a fallacy that paraphrases Eric Brewer:
> >
> > That it is possible to achieve both Consistency and Availability

I think of this as a close analog to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applied
to distributed systems...  Note that it *is* possible to achieve *eventual*
consistency while ensuring availability, just not global instantaneous
consistency.

jb



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