The linked article is obviously really vague and not technical enough for the HN audience. It looks like the real details of the project are here: http://www.f

The linked article is obviously really vague and not technical enough for the HN audience. It looks like the real details of the project are here: http://www.fp7-pursuit.eu/PursuitWeb/?page_id=158 http://www.fp7-pursuit.eu/PursuitWeb/?page_id=158 There's obviously a lot of work going into this, and it's a lot more interesting than just reinventing BitTorrent and magnet links. However, I reflexively don't like the sound of this part (from the introduction to D5.5): All main documents are being made publicly available and the partners are committed to open source releases of prototype code. This open approach does not adversely affect the exploitation possibilities of the project partners themselves: as originators of the technology, they have a first mover advantage in the initial adoption of the technology, also retaining the possibility of patenting the key results created by them in the project.