[AktiviX-discuss] AktiviX:Community Server Architecture

[Harry Halpin]

While I of course support this effort (metaphysically, being a bit busy
right now) and the idea of a fully distributed server sounds great -
can someone give me some pointers on concrete software that accomplishes
this? I know of the Chord Project over at MIT:
http://www.pdos.lcs.mit.edu/chord/
But that's not seriously ready for deployment, and it only does file
storage. If anyone's interested, I've got my own implementation in Java of 
a Web Service-based Chord system. Regardless, should we confound a
software development project with a server projoect?  

				-Harry





On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, Alan Dawson wrote:

> Hi..
> 
> There is talk at the moment about getting a server together to provide
> infrastrucuture type services to the UK (and beyond) activist communities.  In
> a simialr fashion to say.. riseup, sindominio, autisci...
> 
> firstly.. I'm in support of this proposal, and its got to start somewhere!
> 
> secondly.. My background is in autonomous community networking activity along
> the lines of consume.net .. ie communities deciding to self manage there
> communications infrastructure using whatever technologies are appropriate.
> 
> thirdly I'm a minor tech working for a UK quango, so am a) brainwashed and  b)
> dumb
> 
> so.. 
> 
> There is some discussion about this already on the wiki
> http://wiki.aktivix.org/AktiviX:CommunityServer
> 
> but the discussion at the moment seems to be firstly machine and service
> orientated, rather than network centred.  In these days of peer 2 peer
> filesharing, etc perhaps thats the multiconnected topology we need to be
> building for are own networks.  Rather than investing our time and energy in an
> ( achievable ) solution that is dependant on single machines but with single
> points of failure and risk boundaries, we should be developing a highly
> scalable distributed system, similar to freenet ( but without its failings!) .
> Any how.. what do you think!?
> 
> AED
>