Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-19 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 10:12:14PM +1100, Angus Lees wrote: > At Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:03:30 +1100, Mary Gardiner wrote: > > If you are willing to comment on your use of P2P technology, please > > contact the SLUG committee, and we'll pass your details on. > > I used a web browser once and I believe

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally > > > centralised server involved at any point. Does that count? > > Not unless you use a very loose definition of "p2p" - it's a > > client-server technology. > > > > Decentralis

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread Mike MacCana
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally > > centralised server involved at any point. Does that count? > Not unless you use a very loose definition of "p2p" - it's a > client-server technology. > > Decentralised != p2p Zeroc

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally > centralised server involved at any point. Does that count? Not unless you use a very loose definition of "p2p" - it's a client-server technology. Decentralised != p2p James the cranky -- ...so there I am at ten thousand feet wit

Re: [lug] Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread Daniel Stone
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 10:12:14PM +1100, Angus Lees wrote: > At Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:03:30 +1100, Mary Gardiner wrote: > > If you are willing to comment on your use of P2P technology, please > > contact the SLUG committee, and we'll pass your details on. > > I used a web browser once and I believe

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004, Mary Gardiner wrote: > He claims to be a freelancer. Oh and he did specific a publisher by name. I'm not prepared to reveal names and details of ctte correspondents on an archived list like this one, but if people are curious ask offlist. -Mary -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004, David wrote: > Ask the dude for his company/news organisation NAME (eg, News Limited, > whatever) and look up there number in the phone book and ask for > him/her by name. If he can't provide this simple detail, then he is a > dud. I get lots of them. He claims to be a freela

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread David
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Mary Gardiner wrote: > Can anyone who would like their contact details to be provided to this > reporter (I have no way of confirming his own legitimacy, sorry, no > magical powers here), please let me know. > A problem I often face, and one that is easily overcome: Ask t

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Perhaps we should ask them which parts they think are not legal. "They" didn't use the word 'legal', "they" used the word 'legitimate'. Can anyone who would like their contact details to be provided to this reporter (I have no way of confirming his

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread mlh
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 10:12:14PM +1100, Angus Lees wrote: > I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally > centralised server involved at any point. Does that count? > > (More seriously, all the good bits of the Internet are P2P networks.) Exactly my thoughts. The internet is

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-18 Thread Angus Lees
At Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:03:30 +1100, Mary Gardiner wrote: > If you are willing to comment on your use of P2P technology, please > contact the SLUG committee, and we'll pass your details on. I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally centralised server involved at any point. Does

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-17 Thread Eddie F
Hmmm sounds like a sting operation. Yes it does, doesn't it? "All P2P is illegal;... Well... Probably close to "all"... but not "all". I have seen (and even skimmed one) articles on the use of P2P to share documents and media files. This is within the organization that owns said documents, media

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-17 Thread stuartc
> > SLUG committee has had a reporter request the contact details of people > > who are making legitimate (by which I presume he means legal) use of P2P > > technologies. Hmmm sounds like a sting operation. "All P2P is illegal; underground hackers want publicity (that's why they go underground

Re: [SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-16 Thread Andypoo
On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Mary Gardiner wrote: > SLUG committee has had a reporter request the contact details of people > who are making legitimate (by which I presume he means legal) use of P2P > technologies. He's looking for 'experts' to comment, but the article is > for laypeople. > > If you are w

[SLUG] Press request: Legitimate uses of P2P

2004-02-16 Thread Mary Gardiner
SLUG committee has had a reporter request the contact details of people who are making legitimate (by which I presume he means legal) use of P2P technologies. He's looking for 'experts' to comment, but the article is for laypeople. If you are willing to comment on your use of P2P technology, pleas