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Yeah, it almost read like a description of a virus.

• briansmith 18y ago
  That is why gossip protocols are also called "epidemic."
  • jacobbijani 18y ago
    Thanks, I meant to look up gossip protocols after reading the article but forgot. Your comment reminded me.
    • slackerIII 18y ago
      Does anyone know if there is a "best" paper that describes gossip protocols? They were mentioned in the Dynamo paper, but they didn't really get into them.
      • pageman 18y ago
        try: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs614/2004sp/papers/BHO99.pdf http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs614/2004sp/papers/BHO99.... and http://www.cs.cornell.edu/projects/quicksilver/public_pdfs/BringingAutonomic.pdf http://www.cs.cornell.edu/projects/quicksilver/public_pdfs/B... both by Ken Birman
        • slackerIII 18y ago
          Great! Thank you very much.