Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753537Ab0HBMrA (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:47:00 -0400 Received: from mail-ww0-f42.google.com ([74.125.82.42]:62079 "EHLO mail-ww0-f42.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752486Ab0HBMq7 (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:46:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 13:46:52 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: a Great Idea - include Kademlia networking protocol in kernel From: Valeo de Vries To: hp fk Cc: linux-kernel Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1423 Lines: 29 On 2 August 2010 13:24, hp fk wrote: > Kademlia protocol is widely used by many p2p applications, if kernel > support the Kademlia protocol and its p2p network infrastracture. it > will be easier to bring us into a new stage of network with much more > freedom and equality. > > 1.systems could get public identity on network much more easier, and > need not depend on DNS system, which usual controled by buraucracy > agents. > 2. system presence on network is easier to resolved in a dynamic ip > environment that many ISPs use to effectively use IP address. and > communication could be much easier. > 3.many p2p applications could be releaved from building the p2p > network infrastracture repeatedly and focus on application features. > 4. some restrictions imposed by buraucracy censorship will be breaked > and give us much more communication freedom > 5. all linux systems could be equal citizens of a unified greate linux > p2p network and promote the development of p2p network. And why exactly can't this be done in userspace? I assume that since you mention IP that (perhaps incorrectly) this protocol uses TCP/UDP on the lower layers... Valeo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/