/[gzz]/manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst
ViewVC logotype

Diff of /manuscripts/storm/short-paper.rst

Parent Directory Parent Directory | Revision Log Revision Log | View Patch Patch

revision 1.21 by tjl, Fri May 30 13:42:00 2003 UTC revision 1.22 by tjl, Fri May 30 13:55:49 2003 UTC
# Line 171  which are immutable byte sequences. Line 171  which are immutable byte sequences.
171  As opposed to filesystems, Storm uses  As opposed to filesystems, Storm uses
172  uses Freenet-like cryptographic identifiers to  uses Freenet-like cryptographic identifiers to
173  manipulate the blocks.  manipulate the blocks.
174  This is an important tradeoff: while these identifiers  This seems like a bad tradeoff: while these identifiers
175  enable secure location-independent references, they  enable secure location-independent references, they
176  are also less comprehensible for humans  are also less comprehensible for humans and do not allow
177    the documents referred to by the identifiers to change.
178    However, Storm is able to address both downsides by
179    simple cryptographic techniques.
180    
181    
182    
183  ..          storing  ..          storing
184              documents on the desktop and publishing and retrieving              documents on the desktop and publishing and retrieving
# Line 184  are also less comprehensible for humans Line 189  are also less comprehensible for humans
189  .. part of the web -- URN scheme (so far experimental,  .. part of the web -- URN scheme (so far experimental,
190     targetting registration):     targetting registration):
191    
 On the user level, Storm could be used as a  
 replacement for both file names and HTTP URLs  
 as document identifiers.  
   
192  XXX Cryptic - need UI  XXX Cryptic - need UI
193    
194  We are using an experimental URN namespace  We are using an experimental URN namespace
# Line 206  store only the differences between versi Line 207  store only the differences between versi
207  Interfacing  Interfacing
208  ===========  ===========
209    
210    On the user level, Storm could be used as a
211    replacement for both file names and HTTP URLs
212    as document identifiers.
213    
214  .. accessible through Java library or http gateway:  .. accessible through Java library or http gateway:
215    
216  .. Applications we are integrated with:  .. Applications we are integrated with:

Legend:
Removed from v.1.21  
changed lines
  Added in v.1.22

savannah-hackers-public@gnu.org
ViewVC Help
Powered by ViewVC 1.1.26