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Interoperable P2P: Jxta

Posted by michael on from the you-got-your-napster-in-my-gnutella dept.

Troy writes: "This article went up today (on developerWorks) about the Open Source project called Jxta, which is a community-run attempt to build a utility application substrate for peer-to-peer applications. Anything with an electronic heartbeat can become a Jxta peer." A nice high-level overview of how Jxta is supposed to work.

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  1. Oh, the Possibilities by Vilk · · Score: 3, Funny
    Imagine, pirating music from the comfort of your couch. Can a toaster play MP3s yet? I bet they'll be able to soon.

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    Vilk, from the ranks of the freaks
  2. My granddaddy by pogofish · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anything with an electronic heartbeat can become a Jxta peer

    Finally my grandfather can become a Jxta peer. Ever since we implanted that pacemaker, that's been his dearest dream. Bless his artificially stimulated heart.

    Maybe now he can send messages to the microwave ovens at 7-11 that used to terrify him so.

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    A man without a God is like a fish without a bicycle.
  3. I have figured it out... by Hobbex · · Score: 4, Funny


    For those who don't get what Jxta is good for, don't worry, it took me a while too, but I think I have it.

    Jxta is an attempt to combine XML, Java, and Gnutella. Obviously, this unholy hybrid can have only one purpose - to make a computer program so slow time runs backwards!