On 5/4/07, Michael Rogers <m.rogers at cs.ucl.ac.uk> wrote: > Bob Ham wrote: > > What is a node's "location"? > > Every node has a location between 0 and 1 - think of it as a position on > a circle. Keys and node locations can be mapped onto the same circle, > which makes it possible to say which of a given set of nodes is closest > to a given key. That's the basis for Freenet's greedy routing algorithm. > > > the 50:50 > > split seems pretty arbitrary; it should be configurable. > > Why, so each user can choose a different arbitrary value instead of > everyone using the same arbitrary value? >
Well, I for one, would like to be a "deep cache" for long term storage, others like Bob would like to cache as much as possible immediately. I think Freenet could benefit from this. -- I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it. - Voltaire Those who would give up Liberty, to purchase temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
