[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/storm short-paper.rst

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/gzz
Module name:    manuscripts
Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/05/30 09:55:49

Modified files:
        storm          : short-paper.rst 

Log message:
        reorg

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gzz/manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst.diff?tr1=1.21&tr2=1.22&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst
diff -u manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst:1.21 
manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst:1.22
--- manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst:1.21      Fri May 30 09:42:00 2003
+++ manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst   Fri May 30 09:55:49 2003
@@ -171,9 +171,14 @@
 As opposed to filesystems, Storm uses
 uses Freenet-like cryptographic identifiers to
 manipulate the blocks.
-This is an important tradeoff: while these identifiers
+This seems like a bad tradeoff: while these identifiers
 enable secure location-independent references, they 
-are also less comprehensible for humans 
+are also less comprehensible for humans and do not allow
+the documents referred to by the identifiers to change.
+However, Storm is able to address both downsides by
+simple cryptographic techniques.
+
+
 
 ..          storing
            documents on the desktop and publishing and retrieving
@@ -184,10 +189,6 @@
 .. part of the web -- URN scheme (so far experimental, 
    targetting registration):
 
-On the user level, Storm could be used as a
-replacement for both file names and HTTP URLs
-as document identifiers.
-
 XXX Cryptic - need UI
 
 We are using an experimental URN namespace
@@ -205,6 +206,10 @@
 
 Interfacing
 ===========
+
+On the user level, Storm could be used as a
+replacement for both file names and HTTP URLs
+as document identifiers.
 
 .. accessible through Java library or http gateway: