It is worth considering such a move. But, there should, in the case of a
DKR, be a central repository to which all the scattered nodes synch
periodically. Remember, we're not about sharing files; rather we are about
sharing knowledge. Knowledge accretion is a community effort that cannot
stop when somebody is offline for one reason or another.
From: Jon Winters <winters@obscurasite.com>
>
> In addition to everything else we have been beating about I would like to
> suggest that we consider a move away from a centralized server and a move
> in the direction of "every client is a server too"
>
> Two other open source projects that I'm using have this model and it is
> very exciting. Gnutella and OpenVerse. The Gnutella site does a good job
> of explaining how it works. (Guntella is an emerging protocol that we
> might want to look at)
>
> Even if we don't use it the project is interesting to look at. Check the
> "about" info here:
>
http://gnutella.wego.com/go/wego.pages.page?groupId=116705&view=page&folderI
d=118398&pageId=118400
>
> OpenVerse is another project that combines the client and server:
> http://www.openverse.org/
>
> It shipps with the server turned off but its easy enough for folks to
> configure and activate.
>
> Both of theese projects are also developed and maintained by folks who
> have not quit their day jobs. (or in some cases, not old enough to have a
> day job) Gnutella was started by some folks from Nullsoft an AOL owned
> company. None of the original developers are working on the Gnutella
> project.
>
> OpenVerse was started by a dude who read about a fictional online
> environment in a book, Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson. This guy liked the
> idea so much that he set out to develop it and turn science fiction into
> reality.
>
> I've finished building my new powerhouse dual processor linux box and I'll
> be launching a couple of OpenVerse rooms soon. (possibly tonight) One of
> them will be an Unrev Lounge to meet and discuss things in a less formal
> environment. I'll let you know when its up and running.
>
> Cheers!
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