What is new

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The summary of changes between the old AMS(v8.x)/ABS(v3.x) and next major version AMS(v9.x)/ABS(v4.x) of Infinity.

Scope	Old AMS(v8.x)/ABS(v3.x)	New AMS(v9.x)/ABS(v4.x)	Comment
user	No mailing list	Users must be registered into the Infinity user mailing list.	In the near future, Infinity will be accessible only for registered users in Matacentrum.
technical, AMS	One monolithic module cache per site	Several module caches are organized into module bundles, which are site-independent.	Users can define their own modules.
technical, AMS	The default site is selected by hostname lookup into the host group database	The default site is selected by the host group name, which must be provided prior to the Infinity activation	Simpler administration
technical, AMS	Complex and not always working set-up of user creation mask (umask).	Simpler, well-defined set-up of user creation mask (umask). Umask is set in all new (child) shell instances.	Guaranteed data access management.
technical, AMS	AMS_SITE contains SiteID, composed of the site name and UUID.	AMS_SITE contains the site name. SiteID is defined for each site but not executively used.	Simpler administration.
technical, AMS	Autoloaded modules can be defined per site and user.	Autoloaded modules can be defined per host config, host group, site, and user.	Simpler administration.
technical, AMS	Autoloaded modules are always added when they are valid.	The module bundle administrator can disable selected autoloaded modules.	This option can help to solve compatibility issues between certain modules and operating system environments.
user interface, AMS,	Fine-tuned colour preferences for printing into terminals can be defined by a user (ams-config).	Only predefined colour profiles can be selected now (ams-config). The administrator defines their list, which can be extended by a user.