BurningbirdThe Don Box discussion about HTTP was a good read with valid points. From a P2P, not a web services perspective, we need to guarantee certain capabilities in P2P services that we take for granted in more traditional client/server environments. This includes the following: Transaction reliability — the old two-phase commit of database technology appears again, […]
John Robb at Userland has defined a set of constraints for what he considers to be next generation of P2P. I appreciate that he’s put Userland architecture interests online — it generates conversation. However, I am concerned about the interpretation of “P2P”, for what is, essentially a lightweight server system. Requirement one: The ability for individual […]
What is going to be the future of connectivity? What is the Brave New World of the Internet going to be? Is it going to be a system of services linked together through one centralized (but benevolent) agency? Need a service? Want to sell a service? Check into the Agency, the Agency will take care […]
Rule number one if you’re taking a break from your weblog: turn off email notification for your comments. I kept responding to the comments rather than working. Speaking of working, the main reason I was taking the break was to finish my writing on two books for O’Reilly: the Essential Weblogging book and UNIX Power […]
I consider Apache to be an excellent example of what the computer industry can accomplish when it pulls together to create a truly open product. When I heard that Sam Ruby was just elected to the Apache Board of Directors, I had to post a note about the event. Congratulations, Sam! The Board will be richer for […]