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PDTP - The Best of Both FTP and BitTorrent?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-more-april-fools dept.

ikewillis writes "For awhile I've been following the development of PDTP (Peer Distributed Transfer Protocol), which is trying to merge the concepts of FTP and BitTorrent. This sounds like it could be useful for apt-get repositories or other high demand FTP sites. It's designed to be used as part of scalable networks which could replace manual selection of FTP mirrors. It also supports a number of other nifty features like cryptographic file signatures. Isn't it about time we ditched FTP for something better?"

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  1. Nitpick(s) by theantix · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Isn't it about time we ditched x86 for something better? AMD
    As far as I know, AMD uses x86 and x86-64, which to me qualifies as a valid interpretation of "shouldn't this have been ditched already?".

    Isn't it about time we ditched BASIC for something better? Uhm... it's for beginners. We can't ditch the biginners...
    No, but you can teach them to use Python.

    Isn't it about time we ditched 20-year-old TV sets for something better? New TVs, available at your local stores.
    I think you mean HDTV? Because that makes sense, while your reply didn't in that context.

    Isn't it about time we ditched Dubya for something better? John Kerry
    We can only hope...

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  2. Don't confuse News with Editorials by xswl0931 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You have to remember that despite the tag line, Slashdot is NOT a news center. It's all about the editors, contributors, and readers complaining about Microsoft and praising Linux. If you want news, get read a reputable news source.