http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_garfinkel100303.asp?p=1
Conventional wisdom in considering LANs poo-poohs the peer-to-peer model as unsuitable to large numbers of machines. This article stands that wisdom on its head, indicating that the InterNet was originally intended to be a peer-to-peer network, and suggesting that this model can be a powerful source for a more reliable Net. Some of the intellectual pitfalls involved are addressed herein.
Posted by jho at October 9, 2003 10:53 AM