Chapter 1. Introduction to Peer to Peer
Achieving “buzz factor” is basically the same process in any field—it’s about saying something that at least appears to be new about any, often old concept. And then with luck, something happens to attract broader attention. A particular subject can become hot and sexy overnight without anyone actually realizing why, and before you know it, all the trendsetters are hyping their version of it.
The bottom line in all the peer-to-peer (p2p) buzz during the past year is that much (most?) of it had relatively little substance or relevance. Under the hype:
A lot of self-styled “peer-to-peer” technology wasn’t, really, very much about that at all.
Some implementations would probably have been better if attempted ...
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