[ILUG] Free software for .pando files?

[paul at clubi.ie]

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, Thomas Bridge wrote:

>> The average amount is going to tend towards "the link capacity". The
>> masses *will* one day be watching corry via IP.. And P2P is the new
>> multicast..
>
> Be more to the point to use actual multicast.   Which is what a lot of
> cable ISPs are going to be doing.

Yes, where they are distributing the content. That's the TVoIP (to 
STBs) case I was referring to.

But even that distribution model is outdated. Multicast pretty much 
has failed (other than very specific, single-admin-domain 
applications). P2P is the new multicast..

>> From your view of a DSL network operatio. Agreed. Because it's
>> impossible at present for people to do so.
>
> No, it's because my neighbor (this is a general term rather than a
> comment on other residents of my town) rarely has anything I want.
>
>> I bet the picture is different with cable networks where customers
>> can see each other..
>
>> From what I've seen in multicast presentations and the like, typically
> multicast is what the various providers are preferring to use.

To clarify: I mean that if you were to look at cable ISPs, who allow 
customers to see each other, that I bet there's a /lot/ of localised 
file-sharing going on, even if just through windows file-sharing.

That's speculation on my part, I've never seen such a cable network. 
But all other shared networks I've seen (college, work), that's what 
happens - I suspect cable wouldn't be much different.

If your an op of a DSL ISP, you'd see <1% though - fully agreed. ;)

regards,
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