[ssug-malappuram] Re: [MES-FSUG] A central place for resources
- From: Ershad K <ershad92@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mes-fsug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:27:55 +0530
On 09/11/2011 03:18 PM, ck raju wrote:
>
> Not exactly a catalog, Sajjad. The whole substance that would have
> been inside a central repository will reside in multiple user
> machines. After this, all the files would be indexed and the list of
> pathnames to files and filenames will be made available to any user
> searching for content. So effectively it scales up in proportion to
> the number of users and the space these users have earmarked for
> sharing. If an institution have 1000 machines (not college machines,
> the students' own machines that latch on to the intranet) which are
> running DC++ and if each student shares 50GB of space (from the
> student's private machine) containing some useful educational
> materials that we were discussing, then it means that for any user
> there will be something like 50,000 GB or more of share-able resources
> - all this without the need for any central server. Its like the
> content-part in Free Software, the more people share, the net benefit
> will be some n-order higher than any individual's contribution - which
> can be used by everyone.
>
> Since the concept of controlling authority gets demolished here,
> people with orthodox mindset will find it hard to digest. Some of them
> will feel like being in a second class unreserved general compartment,
> where no one bothers about the status or privileges of the other and
> where hierarchy doesn't function. Academic institutions are supposed
> to train people in getting rid of all sorts of orthodoxies, but little
> can be done if influential people inside such institutions themselves
> happen to be stauch supporters of orthodox practices.
That's really great, Sir!
Is it practically possible to create huge network of people from
different colleges using DC++? If yes, What are the first steps?
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Sincerely,
Ershad K
http://ershadk.wordpress.com
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