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25-03-03, 04:09 PM | #1 |
blowhard
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Is the New Gnutella Viable?
Does anyone actually think this has a snowballs chance in hell of working?
http://www.gnutella2.com/gnutella2_draft.htm or http://www.kiwiuk.net/gnutella2_draft.htm
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25-03-03, 07:26 PM | #2 |
Madame Comrade
Join Date: May 2000
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Gnutella is good at surviving... popularity is another matter...
The protocol looks good to me. The key elements of effective multisourcing are there; tiger tree is a good choice for hashing (allowing early verification of downloaded chunks); the supernode concept has been extended to 'node clusters' which opens up interesting possibilities for network self-organization. I think Gnutella is evolving nicely. It may well remain a somehat experimental network while the more serious filesharing takes place elsewhere.... - but that's just fine... a free technical playground where both the clients and the protocol itself are subject to variation and 'darwinian competition' is a valuable and useful thing in itself... - tg |
25-03-03, 11:00 PM | #3 |
Join Date: May 2001
Location: New England
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'darwinian competition' heh
yeah kudos to shareaza for kicking them in the ass and jump starting the stalled protocols. thanks for the post sw! - js. |
26-03-03, 03:07 AM | #4 |
Dawn's private genie
Join Date: May 2001
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Gnutella is known as a developer's network. Many of the people who want the experience of producing their own p2p program start there thus guaranteeing a steady stream of clients and debate. However if you just want a steady stream of movies and music you'll probably be better off elsewhere.
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