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Re:Understanding Google Zanzibar and Why it Shines at Buildi... by lopkeny12ko on Sunday June 25, 2023 @08:25PM (#36474157)
It's not disingenuous. Unless you've been living under a rock, Google has a very reliable track record of killing projects [0]. It's a very reasonable question.

[0] https://killedbygoogle.com/

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Re:Understanding Google Zanzibar and Why it Shines at Buildi... by esafak on Sunday June 25, 2023 @08:41PM (#36474269)
Zanzibar is a system described in a public paper, not a product; it can't be killed. Indeed, it has been implemented as a service by numerous other companies.
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Re:Understanding Google Zanzibar and Why it Shines at Buildi... by kweingar on Sunday June 25, 2023 @09:15PM (#36474523)
I'm confused as to why anyone outside Google would care about the possibility of Google deprecating Zanzibar. It's an internal-only project that handles authorization across Google services. It's totally invisible to all users and customers. I can't think of a reason why anybody would be affected by Google switching to a new global authorization system.

What are you concerned about here: a potential impact on users, or the internal impact for Google engineers that could come from switching to a new system?

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