On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 12:50, Michael JasonSmith wrote: > On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 12:10, John Carter wrote: > > > I'm saying the same solution applies at a network level. The costs are > > high because we still have the "heavy metal" in the loop. ie. The > > Telco's. > > > > Replace the Telco's with a peer 2 peer network and the problem goes > > away. > Except I need to google :)
True, the very fact that Google is your's and mine and most other peoples choice, and that Google is all about Pageranking, says a City sized Cache will work superbly well. > > So you say you would hammer any connection to pieces with apt-get. But > > if _anyone_ or any group mirrored Debian and that was available on a > > local p2p network, your problem vanishes like mist before a BitTorrent. > Pr0n? How long do you expect to live? I would guestimate based purely on the relative costs of 'net connections vs high street retail space, that the combined collection of a City that supports all the, umm, curious little shops along Manchester/Colombo street would provide even you with many years viewing. -- John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Zealand Carter's Fundamental... The universe is driven entirely by this single rule, and everything at all scales may be understood by it... "Things only ever go right, so that they may go more spectacularly wrong later."
