On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 06:21:23PM +0000, Ian Clarke wrote: > Toad wrote: > >>Not sure what this code is trying to achieve, but it looks like it is > >>just attempting to have a more intelligent value for pDNF in the event > >>that the estimator doesn't have any data yet, in which case I think you > >>are right. Matthew? > >Not sure, maybe we WANT a crazy value on new nodes? > > Well, that is beginning to worry me - how many requests per node do we > anticipate it will take for the estimators to recover from their initial > massively optomistic state? Given that there are 50 nodes in the RT, > how long will it take for all nodes in the RT to recover?
I have no idea. > > All in all, it could take a very long time for the estimators to start > producing realistic estimates. If so, we should consider having a less > dramatic bias towards untested nodes. In which case they won't get routed to and we'll be stuck in false optima - but see my suggestion in the other mail. > > Ian. -- Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.
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