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# Line 129  and thus a different URI. [#update]_ Line 129  and thus a different URI. [#update]_
129     for names doesn't exist?"     for names doesn't exist?"
130    
131  We hold that to succeed, a P2P Web would need to provide  We hold that to succeed, a P2P Web would need to provide
132  the following features for users:  the following features of filesharing systems for its users:
133    
134  Off-line capability  Off-line capability
135         The ability to         The ability to
# Line 139  Off-line capability Line 139  Off-line capability
139         if the LAN is disconnected from the internet         if the LAN is disconnected from the internet
140  Heterogeneity  Heterogeneity
141         The possibility to         The possibility to
142         use different P2P networks interchangeably         use different P2P networks interchangeably, even
143           simultaneously, sharing the same data to all of them,
144         to         to
145         a) withstand         a) withstand
146         exploits of single network; b) one size doesn't fit all         exploits of single network; b) one size doesn't fit all
# Line 176  provides all the above benefits of a fil Line 177  provides all the above benefits of a fil
177  Permanence is an important concern, as seen by the following example.  Permanence is an important concern, as seen by the following example.
178  In 1997, NASA launched the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft  In 1997, NASA launched the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft
179  on a mission to Saturn. Before the launch, the mission  on a mission to Saturn. Before the launch, the mission
180  was widely criticized for its use of radioisotope  was widely criticized for its use of
181  thermoelectric generators (RTGs), using plutonium  plutonium
182  to generate electricity. Activists claim that  to generate electricity. Activists claim that
183  the launch of such devices poses a threat to  the launch of such devices poses a threat to
184  billions of human lives. To facilitate the debate,  billions of human lives. To facilitate the debate,
# Line 196  The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine [ Line 197  The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine [
197  alleviates these concerns somewhat, but it introduces  alleviates these concerns somewhat, but it introduces
198  a single point of failure-- and censorship-- for the *entire* Web!  a single point of failure-- and censorship-- for the *entire* Web!
199    
200    .. (cut) radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), using
201    
202  .. [#rtg-links] ``http://www.seds.org/spaceviews/cassini/ rtgpages.html``.  .. [#rtg-links] ``http://www.seds.org/spaceviews/cassini/ rtgpages.html``.
203     All links dereferenced on October 27th, 2003.     All links dereferenced on October 27th, 2003.
204    

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