Time to create some kind of super P2P system...

We need to create some far more robust *generic* way of storing all online data. So it can store, web sites, forums, wiki's, source code, etc.. in a distributed data storage system. Some kind of super P2P system thats a web server and a database and uses other copies to check its integrity. Then the loss of one node in the system doesn't create an outage, it just slows the system up a bit. This super P2P system needs to have ways to group data, as current P2P systems are a messy mass of single files, so this super P2P needs to in effect also be its open disk operating system, giving a way to group data into projects and subdirectories etc..

This kind of super P2P structure would also bypass censorship, as web sites in it couldn't be taken down. It would also route around any loss of individual storage nodes.

Also just as importantly it should always use encrypted comms to avoid ISP spying and interference and also all web hosting becomes local and so effectively free for everyone. It could easily end up creating the next step in evolution for the Internet where its totally distributed. It wouldn't replace the Internet, it would just backup and protect the important sites on the Internet.

It wouldn't mean everyone backs up everything. It would just mean everyone on a project would all have the latest files they need in their own local archive in a managed shared way, or at the very least if they don't have all the files it would mean they could get the files from multiple locations. (Also as some kind of super P2P becomes its own server, ISPs would also find it harder to limit its download speeds. Plus as it became more important, ISPs would be under more pressure to free up access to it).

@"The Oracle deal has closed"

Time to branch MySQL. :)

The bosses with the money love the idea of the so called "just in time" delivery system, because they don't have to pay for storage. Open source projects also operate the same way. A centralized database we assume is always there and ready to give us data without us having to store it locally. The problem with "just in time" – I.e. the "I want it now" mindset is that it doesn't buffer anything, so any loss of service suddenly creates a state of panic for bosses who then go around bullying their minions into panicking about the gap in service.

Some kind of Super P2P would avoid outages and free up the Internet again.