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  1. Re:So what's next Coke of Pepsi? by cthulhubob · · Score: 2 · on Linus: Praying for Hammer to Win

    Isn't it obvious?

    OpenCola is the soft drink you're looking for. Sparkly and refreshing, with an open-source recipe. OpenCola is simply the choice of a GNU generation ;)

  2. Re:No value, No punishment. by Beautyon · · Score: 1 · on Cooperation Works if Majority Can Punish Freeloaders

    There are two systems that are sort of working towards this: OpenCola and of course, Mojo Nation

    In the case of OpenCola, they ask that after you leech a file from the swarmcloud that you keep your client open so that other people can use your pipe. In other words they expect you to be community minded out of the goodness of your heart or belief in Karma.

    A solution would be that everyone eventually gets broadband by default so that there is no reason to stop your client, ever.

    This way, it would be possible to contribute your pipe even when you are asleep. In other words, to make it so that it doesnt matter if someone is using some of your bandwidth.

    Europeans use the American Cloud when they are asleep, and vice versa.

  3. Swarmcast by mvw · · Score: 2 · on UDP + Math = Fast File Transfers
    Mirror sites enable client requests to be serviced by any of a number of servers, reducing load at individual servers and dispersing network load.

    But where to get the mirror sites from? For example if a new Star Wars trailer hits the net?

    An interesting idea here is to distribute the server workload onto the clients downwards:
    Swarmcast is such a protocol. It uses forward error correction as well, and I believe some of the guys whose names were mentioned in this discussion, are involved in this as well.

    Any expert who can comment on this one?

  4. Swarmcast ? by wintahmoot · · Score: 1 · on UDP + Math = Fast File Transfers

    You must surely mean OpenCola's Swarmcast. hiro

  5. Re:Won't be long by Saeger · · Score: 1 · on UK Schools to Indoctrinate Respect for IP Laws?
    If you have 3 pepsis, and you drink 1 pepsi, how many cool refreshing pepsis do you have left?

    As many as I want? ;-)

    Picard: "Tea. Earl Grey. Hot...and a Pepsi."
    ...
    PepsiCo, Inc.: "Thief! Tea may be Open Source, but that molecular pattern for sugar-water is our property! The International Artificial Scarcity Treaty of 2035 makes unauthorized nano-replication illegal!"
    ...
    Picard: "Make that an OpenCola then computer."
    ...
    OpenCola Inc.: "Yay for our side! Yay for free beer! Damn The Man(tm)!"
    ...
    Picard: "....*gulp*....*wretch*....this tastes like shit!"

  6. Re:clear trademark infringement... by ethereal · · Score: 1 · on Slashback: Mono, Names, Locking Up

    I guess you wash those down with some OpenCOLA :)

  7. Re:Ok, but... by sgups · · Score: 1 · on Swarmcast GPLed

    Sorry forgot the link to the site

  8. More info by Webmonger · · Score: 2 · on Swarmcast GPLed

    There's more tech info here: http://opencola.org/projects/swarmcast/swarm_tech1 .shtml

  9. opencola by fjordboy · · Score: 1 · on From The Floor At Defcon 8

    OpenCola said they would be at this Defcon...so...if anyone happens to stop by their booth, grab a cola for me...

    Does anyone know a place where I could buy one of those OpenColas? I just want to put one in my collection of nerd paraphenalia.