a1s19 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 One might notice so many feature requests being denied, i just had 4 considered stupid/silly and i thought they were good (granted one was already implemented, though it could be better explained for use within the app).So where is it going? Where do the developers want it to go? What kind of ideas or skills should people have or be shooting for regarding this project? What's the next big step or future goal that will once again revolutionize P2P networks? Seeing as how so many requests are being denied, usually regarding the app itself as opposed to networking, i am curious to know whether this is the peak of Torrential file sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Trying to treat bittorrent as a traditional p2p network is the mistake a LOT of users make.Any requests that have been rejected (rather than flagged already implemented) have a reason behind them that has been discussed MANY times before, as users don't search before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1s19 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I understand your second point, and i have no quarrel with that or anything, i am just wondering if the only thing holding back Torrential file-sharing's potential is wire technology and implementation.. At least here in the states we are lacking big time in that field; for example, it is my understanding that Canadians only put down fiber in any kind of developing area so there is no problem up there.. except i am not "up" there. hehEDIT:DreadWingKnight, i think you looked at my topic in feature requests entitled "A new project". The idea is to turn all idling computers into a super computer and such a feat is currently being used to help map proteins and other things like that. I forget what the project name is but people can choose which subject they would like to participate and donate their idle time to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Such a project system has already been implemented in other programs. IF people want to participate in such a project, they can find the appropriate project's website and use that project's client for such participation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1s19 Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 The point is to do the same with Torrential file sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewelisheaven Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 ... BOINC exists. Torrents would not work that way. Torrents are only for data you subscribe/input yourself. There is no control over what data you are given to process for boinc.http://boinc.berkeley.edu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermanm Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I think on-demand and live event internet TV will be very big, but trying to distribute data sequentially versus randomly will be a big challenge for bittorrent. They'll have to figure out ways to broadcast to millions possibly without bringing down the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Alderaan Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yeah streaming (sequential-ish distribution) is the most promising but difficult thing BitTorrent faces right now. And I'm pretty sure that is exactly what the people at BitTorrent, Inc. are working on right now.Another thing is implementing BitTorrent into media centers (well you can turn a computer into a media center but thats an expensive idea I mean ready to use, easy operable, single purpose, cheap appliances similar to for example a DVD player). Another thing the folks at BitTorrent, Inc. are working on I believe (it was named as one of the reasons for buying the µtorrent code).Another thing BitTorrent is probably going to be part of in the future is new (efficient and workable) economic models for movies, music and other media where current models (might) suffer from the easy with which digital information can be copied. Many ideas about this are being worked out and implemented even as we speak, including the movies released by BitTorrent, Inc on their website. The folks at www.torrentfreak.com regularly have articles about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1s19 Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Lord Alderaan, i proposed this same idea here;http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=36893Ok, so my idea may have a twist but it's still the same concept and at the least one can say i easily mapped how it would work, by turning every computer into a server.The idea can incorporate the idle idea but does not have to.I wish i could reitterate my idea until somoeone, or people, could see the same vision, but i guess i'll leave it up to the experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 streaming already works using BT, just fyi. Quite well, mind you.It's exactly what DNA does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1s19 Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yes, but if it is done for videos then it could, and eventually would, be done for everything, thus transforming every computer into a hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Alderaan Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Well I haven't seen DNA in action yet Is there some article somewhere explaining how DNA manages to sequentialize torrent traffic enough to support streaming and without losing too much efficiency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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