Author: JT Smith
From missingmatter.net: “Today I realized that interpersonal human networks and Gnutella share
much in common in the way of architecture. We’ve all seen it happen in real
life: ‘let me introduce you to this guy.’ Through a constantly-updated list
of contacts, humans pass requests on to each other; when a match is
found, the requester and the provider make a direct connection. A larger
number of first-order contacts (connections) increases the chance that a
proper match will be found in the least number of ‘degrees of separation’.”
much in common in the way of architecture. We’ve all seen it happen in real
life: ‘let me introduce you to this guy.’ Through a constantly-updated list
of contacts, humans pass requests on to each other; when a match is
found, the requester and the provider make a direct connection. A larger
number of first-order contacts (connections) increases the chance that a
proper match will be found in the least number of ‘degrees of separation’.”
