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. |