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BitTorrent Chat Demystified

Posted by timothy on Thursday June 30, 2011 @11:20AM from the like-chat-roulette-but-different dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Can you really do group chat with no central server? BitTorrent's Patrick Williams has developed a new app that leverages a distributed architecture to eliminate the need for any servers — even to host a buddy list. He says magnet links are the key."

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ICQ by Bodero · 2011-06-30 11:24 · Score: 3, Interesting

Can you really do group chat with no central server?
ICQ proved that it was possible over a decade ago. Simultaneously, they proved that it was not a good idea (as I remember friends saying, "Who are you talking to? I don't see him! Re-invite!").