Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

["calix@xxxxxxxxx" <calix@xxxxxxxxx>]

> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, calix@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > > I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally
> > > centralised server involved at any point.  Does that count?
> > Not unless you use a very loose definition of "p2p" - it's a
> > client-server technology.
> >
> > Decentralised != p2p
> 
> Zeroconf, APIPA, SMB browsers elections, etc. aren't client server
> technology. They could be considered peer to peer...

Fair call. I was specifically referring to web browsers/servers, and
haven't met either Zeroconf or APIPA.
The very terse line that followed was an abbreviated form of, "being
decentralised doesn't necessarily mean it's a peer-to-peer system."


Cheers,
James
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