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2  Storm: Using P2P to make the desktop part of the Web  Storm: Using P2P to make the desktop part of the Web
3  ====================================================  ====================================================
4    
5  Abstract  .. raw:: latex
 ========  
6    
7  Linking personal documents like we link Web pages is inconvenient      \begin{abstract}
8  enough that users rarely ever do it. A major reason is that      Linking personal documents like we link Web pages is inconvenient
9  links break when documents are moved around or sent by mail.      enough that users rarely ever do it. A major reason is that
10        links break when documents are moved around or sent by mail.
11          
12        We propose Storm, a storage system for use both on the
13        desktop and the public network. Storm assigns each document
14        a permanent URI when it is created. Using peer-to-peer
15        technology, we can locate documents even though our URIs
16        do not include location information.
17        Thus, links continue to work unchanged when documents are emailed
18        or published on the network.
19    
20        We have extended KDE and Netscape Communicator 4 to understand
21        our experimental URIs. Most other systems can use Storm
22        through an HTTP gateway.
23        \end{abstract}
24    
25  .. We argue that while non-breaking links would be a convenience  .. We argue that while non-breaking links would be a convenience
26     on the Web, they are a necessity for making Web-like hyperlinks     on the Web, they are a necessity for making Web-like hyperlinks
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32     We argue that while non-breaking links would be a convenience     We argue that while non-breaking links would be a convenience
33     on the Web, they are a necessity for making Web-like hyperlinks     on the Web, they are a necessity for making Web-like hyperlinks
34     useful on the local desktop. (move "A major reason..." to intro ?) [HH]     useful on the local desktop. (move "A major reason..." to intro ?) [HH]
     
 We propose Storm, a storage system for use both on the  
 desktop and the public network. Storm assigns each document  
 a permanent URI when it is created. Using peer-to-peer  
 technology, we can locate documents even though our URIs  
 do not include location information.  
 Thus, links continue to work unchanged when documents are emailed  
 or published on the network.  
   
35  .. Do we really want to talk about NC4 (since it's rather old) ?-)  .. Do we really want to talk about NC4 (since it's rather old) ?-)
36     OTOH, mentioning KDE is good as it's a "desktop enviroment" (not     OTOH, mentioning KDE is good as it's a "desktop enviroment" (not
37     just a single "program") [HH]     just a single "program") [HH]
38    
 We have extended KDE and Netscape Communicator 4 to understand  
 our experimental URIs. Most other systems can use Storm  
 through an HTTP gateway.  
   
39  .. raw:: latex  .. raw:: latex
40    
41     %\category{H.5.4}{Information Interfaces and Presentation}{Hy\-per\-text/Hy\-permedia}[architectures]     %\category{H.5.4}{Information Interfaces and Presentation}{Hy\-per\-text/Hy\-permedia}[architectures]

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