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revision 1.193 by benja, Mon Nov 10 09:32:11 2003 UTC revision 1.194 by tjl, Mon Nov 10 09:32:35 2003 UTC
# Line 223  and thus a different URI. [#update]_ Line 223  and thus a different URI. [#update]_
223     Web cannot archieve, through the novel combination of     Web cannot archieve, through the novel combination of
224     network transparency and location independence (ref ourselves).     network transparency and location independence (ref ourselves).
225    
226    Approaches to versioning
227    that rely on keeping information about the current version
228    in one place on one P2P network will not allow the heterogeneity of different
229    systems that is vital for the Web to flourish.
230    
231  The main contribution of this paper is the use of *pointer records*,  The main contribution of this paper is the use of *pointer records*,
232  a versioning mechanism which is similar to OceanStore's heartbeats,  a versioning mechanism which is similar to OceanStore's heartbeats,
233  but allows the clients to download and store the pointer records  but allows the clients to download and store the pointer records
# Line 231  Instead of having a primary replica, we Line 236  Instead of having a primary replica, we
236  the whole P2P network for pointer records  the whole P2P network for pointer records
237  related to a document.  related to a document.
238    
239    ..  XXX something that requires keeping info in one place
240        in one network will never be agreeable upon between
241        all networks
242    
243  An additional contribution is the Storm data model,  An additional contribution is the Storm data model,
244  an API formalizing the notion of searching for data  an API formalizing the notion of searching for data
245  by hash and content. The API is used by applications  by hash and content. The API is used by applications
# Line 432  could be originally edited in OceanStore Line 441  could be originally edited in OceanStore
441  in Gnutella or a DHT-based system, using an anonymized system  in Gnutella or a DHT-based system, using an anonymized system
442  like Achord [hazel02achord]_ if it contains controversial content.  like Achord [hazel02achord]_ if it contains controversial content.
443    
 ..  XXX something that requires keeping info in one place  
     in one network will never be agreeable upon between  
     all networks  
   
444  ..  - Carries over the four benefits from hash-based addressing:  ..  - Carries over the four benefits from hash-based addressing:
445    
446        - Version references movable between servers        - Version references movable between servers

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