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The context is that Dragonfly has recently been proposed to the CNCF Sandbox[0]. Checkout the HN previous thread[1]. I've worked on P2P distribution systems an
by jzelinskie 8y ago
The context is that Dragonfly has recently been proposed to the CNCF Sandbox[0].
Checkout the HN previous thread[1].
I've worked on P2P distribution systems and found that not many people are able to reuse these systems because of assumptions about the network that are not consistent across all environments. Eager to hear if anyone besides Alibaba is using Dragonfly as a counterpoint.
[0]: https://github.com/cncf/toc/issues/130 https://github.com/cncf/toc/issues/130
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17303055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17303055
- sdenton4 8y agoFWIW, Google's Borg infra also uses p2p package distribution: "In addition, Borg distributes packages to machines in parallel using tree and torrent-like protocols." https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.824/papers/borg.pdf https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.824/papers/borg.pdf