On 4/12/07, Justin Chapweske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
... I view this paper as an extension of those techniques for a use in a decentralized system with the constraint of uncorrelated sources... Since this research focuses on on the effectiveness of the technique for uncorrelated sources, I'm led to conclude that the focal use case is piracy.
uncorrelated sources == decentralized decentralized == piracy? i still believe in the resilience and robustness of decentralized networking technologies. meraki is deploying a mesh downtown. zeroconf/rendezvous more popular by the day. <insert other examples here.> the usability and collaborative aspects of such decentralization (when well applied) are empowering and positive, despite potential abuses.
Maybe the title is misleading, but "Computer scientists develop P2P system that promises faster music, movie downloads" primarily applies to illegal file sharing as far as I'm concerned.
agreed. i understand why such a target is well suited for study and experimentation, but music/movies will inevitably be tied to piracy as a first reaction. this doesn't obviate the many other uses (in decentralized contexts) where this same technique can be applied for positive/ethical/legal purposes though...
These approaches will do little if anything to speed up one->many movie and music distribution systems.
these centralized distribution systems are the only legitimate form?
... I think there are simpler and more efficient techniques for delta-compression for most of the legitimate uses.
we're back to decentralized == illegitimate again. i understand the negativity toward their chosen subject (a poor one, admittedly). i still find it hard to see how all decentralized uses can be viewed as illegitimate. best regards, _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers
