Well, first off, this is _not_ a TCI tool, it is an OpenCola invention.
All we did was code the dead-stupid website that brokers the connection
for you. All the real magic and innovation belongs to OpenCola.
As for your suggestions, bingo again! Many of these are in the real
release or planned for the future release, and please understand that,
despite what some kind soul posted to MandrakeForum, this is _not_ the
real release of the software, it is not a launch, it is just a fast
scratching of the Mandrake download itch.
Chunk granularity and interim checksums will be in the future product,
the actual download will begin as HTTP but migrate to swarmcast as
nodes become available. As for my broker web-site, this too is going
to need some refactoring and design work before it can really scale.
As for turning ideas into code, if you hunt down the swarmcast
Sourceforge site, I believe there is a call for participation.
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