[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/pointers article.rst

[Benja Fallenstein]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/gzz
Module name:    manuscripts
Branch:         
Changes by:     Benja Fallenstein <address@hidden>      03/11/06 11:20:51

Modified files:
        pointers       : article.rst 

Log message:
        points

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gzz/manuscripts/pointers/article.rst.diff?tr1=1.172&tr2=1.173&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: manuscripts/pointers/article.rst
diff -u manuscripts/pointers/article.rst:1.172 
manuscripts/pointers/article.rst:1.173
--- manuscripts/pointers/article.rst:1.172      Thu Nov  6 10:51:41 2003
+++ manuscripts/pointers/article.rst    Thu Nov  6 11:20:50 2003
@@ -114,12 +114,23 @@
 
 There are some non-filesharing P2P systems 
 that do offer an update mechanism. However, none of these
-provides the benefits of a filesharing system: To keep a version 
-of a page online, it does not suffice for one user
-to download and store a copy; when the publisher
-loses interest, the page disappears (except in the case
-of Freenet, where pages disappear when they have not been
-requested for a period of time).
+provides the benefits of a filesharing system: 
+
+- Being able to download version(s) and use off-line
+- Being able to use neighbour's computer's cache
+  if your LAN is disconnected
+- Being able to keep version online for as long as you want
+- Being able to use different networks: a) withstand
+  exploit of single network; b) one size doesn't fit all
+  (e.g. anonymity, efficiency); c) more people can use this
+  (network effect)
+
+.. To keep a version 
+   of a page online, it does not suffice for one user
+   to download and store a copy; when the publisher
+   loses interest, the page disappears (except in the case
+   of Freenet, where pages disappear when they have not been
+   requested for a period of time).
 
 *CFS* [dabek01widearea]_
 is a file system based on Chord [stoica01chord]_, storing