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12      enough that users rarely if ever do it. A major reason is that      enough that users rarely if ever do it. A major reason is that
13      links break when documents are moved around or sent by mail.      links break when documents are moved around or sent by mail.
14                
15      We propose Storm, a storage system for use both on the      We present Storm, a storage system for use both on the
16      desktop and the public network. Storm assigns each document      desktop and the public network. Storm assigns each document
17      a permanent unique URI when it is created. Using peer-to-peer      a permanent unique URI when it is created. Using peer-to-peer
18      technology, we can locate documents even though our URIs      technology, we can locate documents even though our URIs
# Line 57  Introduction Line 57  Introduction
57     which would make them part of the web:     which would make them part of the web:
58    
59  While many Web pages are densely interlinked today,  While many Web pages are densely interlinked today,
60  desktop documents still have any hypermedia  hypermedia
61  functionality only rarely.  functionality is still only rarely used in desktop documents.
 Even though documents written with  
 Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org can nowadays be  
 linked just like HTML files, users almost never  
 seem to do so.  
   
62  Hypermedia on the desktop would be useful for  Hypermedia on the desktop would be useful for
63  keeping hyperlinked notes, for referring to  keeping hyperlinked notes, for referring to
64  pieces of documents in discussion, or to  pieces of documents in discussion, or to
65  refer from a short memo to a document  refer from a short memo to a document
66  with more in-depth information.  with more in-depth information.
67    Even though documents written with
68    Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org can nowadays be
69    linked just like HTML files, users almost never
70    seem to do so.
71    
72  .. links needed that don't break when documents are moved:  .. links needed that don't break when documents are moved:
73    
74    .. non-breaking links seem not globally resolvable:
75    
76  A major obstacle to hypermedia  A major obstacle to hypermedia
77  on the desktop is broken links. A user receiving  on the desktop is broken links. A user receiving
78  hyperlinked documents by email, for example, would have to reconstruct  hyperlinked documents by email, for example, would have to reconstruct
79  the original directory structure; otherwise the links  the original directory structure; otherwise the links
80  will not work.  will not work.
81    Many hypermedia systems
82    assume that identifiers either
83    expose where a document can be found on the network, or they
84    cannot be efficiently resolved on a global scale.
85    Indeed, Berners-Lee [name-myth]_ argues that
86    using unique and random-looking numbers to identify documents
87    is not possible on a global scale.
88    
89  .. Include to the paragraph above ?  .. Include to the paragraph above ?
90     "A major reason is that links break when documents are moved     "A major reason is that links break when documents are moved
# Line 116  making them ideal unique identifiers on Line 124  making them ideal unique identifiers on
124     quite slow, taking many seconds. This is not     quite slow, taking many seconds. This is not
125     acceptable for general Web publishing.     acceptable for general Web publishing.
126    
 .. non-breaking links seem not globally resolvable:  
   
 Many hypermedia systems  
 assume that identifiers either  
 expose where a document can be found on the network, or they  
 cannot be efficiently resolved on a global scale.  
 For this reason, Berners-Lee [name-myth]_ argues that  
 using unique and random-looking numbers to identify documents  
 is not possible on a global scale.  
   
127  .. but DHTs can do it:  .. but DHTs can do it:
128    
129  However, recent developments in peer-to-peer systems have  However, recent developments in peer-to-peer systems have

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