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   Re: [xml-dev] P2P and URIs

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Dare Obasanjo wrote:
> 
> So it isn't Web architecture if it doesn't use HTTP? After all Gnutella
> magnet links (and their interesting use of the urn:sha1 scheme) also
> provide a way to link to P2P content.

It isn't Web architecture if it doesn't use obey the constraints
discussed here:

 * http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Overview.html

and here:

 * http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/findings

and here:

 * http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm

But anyhow, the point is that BitTorrent is extremely non-invasive in
user experience, standards and technology. Gnutella et. al. are
extremely invasive along all axes.
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