[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/pointers article.rst

[Tuomas J. Lukka]

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Module name:    manuscripts
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Changes by:     Tuomas J. Lukka <address@hidden>        03/11/05 07:14:24

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        pointers       : article.rst 

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        Abstract: try to mention everything

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--- manuscripts/pointers/article.rst:1.124      Tue Nov  4 05:31:50 2003
+++ manuscripts/pointers/article.rst    Wed Nov  5 07:14:24 2003
@@ -24,27 +24,41 @@
 We propose *pointer records*, 
 signed files containing a document's id, 
 its current version's hash, and a timestamp.
-Instead of being handled specially by a P2P network,
-like OceanStore's "heartbeats," pointer records
-are stored on the network as ordinary files, allowing
-pointer records to be easily migrated between different P2P networks
-and archived on physical media without any problem in referencing them(XXX).
-The records
-are indexed in the same way as keywords or file names
-(e.g., DHT), and
-to find the newest version, we 
-simply look for the pointer record with the most recent timestamp.
-This way, past versions of a document 
+The key difference to earlier approaches is that
+the pointer records are treated as ordinary files
+that are indexed
+using normal P2P techniques for locating the most
+recent version.
+To make maximal use of pointer records,
+we present the Storm data model, an abstraction
+for several different types of P2P networks and other
+storage media. Using pointer records and the Storm
+data model, several P2P networks can be used interoperably
+as the P2P web, and
+web pages
+can reside on any host, even moved to computers
+that are off-line through physical media or archived,
+without having to change the reference.
+Past versions of a web page 
 remain accessible as long as anybody keeps a copy.
-Pointer records can be used
-for a P2P Web as well as for filesharing,
-and P2P-based software distribution and upgrading,
+Additionally, we discuss applications to
+P2P-based software distribution and upgrading,
 
 
 ..  This loses a major benefit of filesharing:
     To keep a version of a Web page available, 
     it should suffice to keep a copy of it on your computer.
 
+..  Instead of being handled specially by a P2P network,
+    like OceanStore's "heartbeats," pointer records
+    are stored on the network as ordinary files, allowing
+    pointer records to be easily migrated between different P2P networks
+    and archived on physical media without any problem in referencing 
them(XXX).
+    The records
+    are indexed in the same way as keywords or file names
+    (e.g., DHT), and
+    to find the newest version, we 
+    simply look for the pointer record with the most recent timestamp.
 
 
 ..  raw:: latex