Although these milestones are not definitive, there's always been a vision of what ZFN could be: a networking solution ubiquitous for stability and simplicity.
As we approach the coming months, I have a rough idea of where ZFN should have accomplished and what needs to be done.
Around the 0.3 release, I think full security features will be implemented, allowing a single ZFN share to be used by multiple people without fear of accidental (or purposeful) data loss.
By 0.4, we should have support for running multiple index servers that are sharing information as a single share, so that if one index server goes down, then users can just choose another server to work with. Our file locking mechanism has gone a long way to help this.
Around 0.5, I think having a web-based interface would be helpful to those without a WebDAV client, and would allow unique options for ZFN storage.
Eventually, there will be a better distribution method for ZFN. It's currently a bit difficult to install for the average user, and I hope that changes soon.
I hope you will help us make ZFN a better system by testing our software, or even just by coming up with ideas. Perhaps our 1.0 release will come sooner than anticipated.
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