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P2P In 15 Lines of Code

Posted by timothy on from the practice-and-theory dept.

nile_list writes "Edward Felten of the very fine Freedom to Tinker has written a 15 line P2P program in Python. From the post on Freedom to Tinker, "I wrote TinyP2P to illustrate the difficulty of regulating peer-to-peer applications. Peer-to-peer apps can be very simple, and any moderately skilled programmer can write one, so attempts to ban their creation would be fruitless." Matthew Scala, a reader of Freedom to Tinker, has responded with the 9 line MoleSter, written in Perl."

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  1. Whose side is he on again? by Tackhead · · Score: 0, Troll
    > Matthew Scala, a reader of Freedom to Tinker, has responded with the 9 line MoleSter, written in Perl."

    Senator Orrin Hatch (Disney-Utah) thanked Mr. Scala for helping to prove his point that P2P was all about molestation and vowed to redouble his efforts to eliminate this erototoxin-spreading technology from the face of the earth.

    "First Napster - encouraging the taking of naps, a clear incitement to sloth. Now MoleSter - whose purpose is obvious to anyone who reads its name. And these demon-possessed perverts even have languages for it now; they write in 'python' - the language of the Serpent, and they write in 'perl' - a blasphemous reference to the Biblical story of casting pearls before swine. When, oh, when, will our cries be heard? When, oh, when will we be permitted to protect our citizens from such debauchery? When, oh, when, will the check from MPAA and RIAA clear? We must fight terroristm, because it's for the children!"