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The problem is not really torrents. The problem is that seeds are ephemeral. But an equally ephemeral source for any protocol will always make the availability
by rakoo 11y ago
The problem is not really torrents. The problem is that seeds are ephemeral. But an equally ephemeral source for any protocol will always make the availability of the resource low. The solution is not to change the protocol; the solution is to have less ephemeral sources.
- blockchainer 11y agoCould this be a problem that a blockchain could help solve?
- TeamMCS 11y agoIt would be interesting to see how a Usenet/Torrent adapter may work to at least supplement loss
- cpeterso 11y agoThe Internet Archive might be a good host for rare (and not copyright infringing) torrents.
- rakoo 11y agoIt actually is, because it already provide torrent access to its content. See, for example, the Matrix ASCII (only the sample though): https://archive.org/details/TheMatrix-InAscii https://archive.org/details/TheMatrix-InAscii (1 more point for how terrific the Internet Archive is) EDIT: it turns out the complete Matrix ASCII is hosted on the IA, making its availability a non-problem for years to come, even though it's not the original torrent anymore