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Better Than Bit Torrent, For Internet2 Users?

Posted by timothy on from the we-had-one-atom-to-share-and-liked-it dept.

FastDownload writes "New technology for doing mulitsource/multithread downloads of ISOs is making Linux users on Internet2 happy. It's called Logistical Networking and is being developed at the University of Tennessee. Though there are some obvious similarities to Bit Torrent, Logistical Networking uses fixed, shared infrastructure instead of being peer-to-peer, which makes it useful for moving big content even when no peers are available."

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  1. Of course, the important question is.... by herrvinny · · Score: 0, Troll

    when do WE get it? This is great and all, but Internet1 is overflowing with stupid users, and maybe Internet2 will help weed out the stupider ones. The average Joe can keep Internet1, I'll move on to Internet2.