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06-14-2005, 06:17 PM
Source: Slyck (http://www.slyck.com/)
Thomas Mennecke
June 9, 2005
BitTorrent's journey towards decentralization took another step forward yesterday with the arrival of BitComet .59. The new version of BitComet includes many new features, however perhaps the most important addition is the integration of DHT (Distributed Hash Table.)
With the uncertainly of centralized torrent indexing sites, BitTorrent developers are exploring various avenues to alleviate this vulnerability. Some misconnected approaches such as eXeem fell flat, however more intelligent designs have shown very promising results. The introduction of a DHT layer to BitTorrent clients has proven to be the first valid approach to decentralizing BitTorrent.
Many have labeled this as "decentralized BitTorrent." This is not exactly true, at least not yet. DHT does nothing to the BitTorrent protocol; rather it is a layer that exists on top of the BitTorrent network to assist in the distribution of information in case a tracker happens to go offline.
Read More (http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=822)
Thomas Mennecke
June 9, 2005
BitTorrent's journey towards decentralization took another step forward yesterday with the arrival of BitComet .59. The new version of BitComet includes many new features, however perhaps the most important addition is the integration of DHT (Distributed Hash Table.)
With the uncertainly of centralized torrent indexing sites, BitTorrent developers are exploring various avenues to alleviate this vulnerability. Some misconnected approaches such as eXeem fell flat, however more intelligent designs have shown very promising results. The introduction of a DHT layer to BitTorrent clients has proven to be the first valid approach to decentralizing BitTorrent.
Many have labeled this as "decentralized BitTorrent." This is not exactly true, at least not yet. DHT does nothing to the BitTorrent protocol; rather it is a layer that exists on top of the BitTorrent network to assist in the distribution of information in case a tracker happens to go offline.
Read More (http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=822)