From: Iain 'Spoon' Truskett <spoon@...>
Date: 2003-01-23T13:53:33+09:00
Subject: Re: Distributed RAA libraries

* Rich (rich@lithinos.com) [23 Jan 2003 15:46]:
> What happens when the RAA goes down??

> I've always wanted to apply the principles of Napster/Kazaa-like
> availability to code libraries/depots.

> Concept::

> 1. Everyone has a 'server' that they run on the computer that holds
> the source they want publicised.

The real idea is that RAA or whatever has mirrors.

Were you to go down a p2p path, I'd recommend a Freenet variant. That
way each node holds more than just what it's owner is actively sharing.

Complete mirrors are nicer though. More concrete and it means I can just
rsync (or equiv) a local mirror =)


cheers,
-- 
Iain.