Re: Cache and Store

On 5/4/07, Michael Rogers <m.rogers-kecf2yCh/[email protected]> 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.


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