Re: [Freenet-dev] Why don't we get real updating done?

[Ian Clarke]

> * I'm not entirely clear what the difference between "real" and "fake" 
> updating is, however.

Real updating allows you to update some content whenever you like, rather
than on a regular schedule as with "fake" updating (I don't like those
terms - it implies that "fake" updating is a temporary kludge, where as I
think there will always be a place for it).  The disadvantages with real
updating are that:

a) We haven't agreed on, or tested, a mechanism to do it yet (it is
   complicated)
b) It is likely to be more message-intensive than time-based updating
c) It is unlikely to be able to guarantee that everyone will get the
   latest version of a document (time-based updating does, or you don't
   get anything)
d) It is complicated (did I mention that?)

Ian.

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