Bug#514480: ITP: globus-gass-transfer -- Globus Toolkit - Globus Gass Transfer

[Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Steffen Moeller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de>

* Package name    : globus-gass-transfer
* URL             : http://www.globus.org/api/c-globus-4.2.1/globus_gass_transfer/html/index.html
* License         : Apache 2
  Programming Lang: C/C++
  Description     : Globus Toolkit - Globus Gass Transfer

 The Globus Toolkit is an open source software toolkit used for
 building Grid systems and applications. It is being developed by the
 Globus Alliance and many others all over the world. A growing number
 of projects and companies are using the Globus Toolkit to unlock the
 potential of grids for their cause.
 .
 The GASS Transfer API is the core part of the GASS (Global Access to
 Secondary Storage) component of the Globus Toolkit. The purpose of GASS
 is to provide a simple way to enable grid applications to securely
 stage and access data to and from remote file servers using a simple
 protocol-independent API.
 .
 The GASS Transfer API provides a way to implement both client and
 server components. These share common data block and request management
 functionality. Client-specific functions are provided to implement file
 "get", "put", and "append" operations. Server-specific functions are
 provided to implement servers which service such requests. Client and
 server functionality can be included in a single application, so one
 could implement proxies or cross-protocol bridges.
 .
 The GASS Transfer API is easily extensible to support different remote
 data access protocols. The standard Globus distribution includes
 client-side support for the http, and https protocols, as well as
 server-side support for the http and https protocols. An application
 which requires additional protocol support may add this through the
 protocol module interface.