From Torrent Freak:
BitTorrent is a great technology to share files both quickly and efficiently, but like all other P2P-technologies it has an Achilles’ heel.
The download process relies in part on central servers that can crash or go offline for a variety of reasons.
To address this vulnerability the first truly decentralized BitTorrent/P2P client has been developed, meaning that no central trackers, or even BitTorrent search engines are required to download movies, software and music.
This is a huge advancement and I can’t wait to see the technology mature. I think there’s so much about that type of technology and the culture around it that can be redeemed by the Church at large.
Dom Borax says
I’m pretty sure it’s matured a bit already. The technology is called DHT (decentralized hash table). If I recall correctly, The Pirate Bay has been operating without it’s tracker for a year or so. It’s mainly used now to keep less information about torrents on the tracker, reducing their risk in a legal battle.
I see this becoming a way to share live video. If the BitTorrent protocol could allow for priority for the next few second of streaming video, then a server would only need to send out a minimum of one stream to a single user, then it would branch out quickly to other users. This would fail at instant live video, but I don’t think many people would mind a minute or less delay.