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What is P2P?

May 8th, 2008 20:46
dman, i can do it, rohit bhoj, Hossam Hossny, Designer Mike, http://sturly.com

P2P stands for peer-to-peer and defined as: Electronic file swapping 
systems that allow users to share files, computing capabilities, 
networks, bandwidth and storage.

Why would anyone be interested in a p2p client? because you can 
download the world from your home. Ever stuck in a searching engine 
looking for your favourite mp3 song?Try it on a p2p 
network.Basically ,it connects the personla computers of all people 
around the world(whoever is logged in to the p2p).Contrary to 
this,when you search something in a search engine,only websites are 
searched(servers of websites),and so common sence,you wont get your 
song on website servers(why should you?).But in p2p,you are actually 
viewing contents of peoples hard disks.So you get anything you 
want,because someboby in the world must be possessing it.So its like 
searching your friends computer for mp3s and downloading them,that too 
free of cost.

Finally, watch out for the software piracy issue. Internet is about 
freedom, but you cannot live on the illegal edge of course.

Rohit Bhoj