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Re:Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser by synctext on Saturday January 26, 2013 @08:19AM (#5120259)
Indeed interesting demo of browser-to-browser downloading, very light. Anybody can start a Napster-style service: it only needs a webserver+JavaScript (or trust a tamper-free copy). WebDHT is fascinating, is it leeching of a KAD overlay or can they also fully serve all incoming requests? (due to listen socket limit)

WebRTC defines a FTP-like 1-to-1 transfer. Would Bittorrent-like swarming be possible in WebP2P?

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Re:Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser by ShirsenduK on Saturday January 26, 2013 @08:27AM (#5120273)
Thats something clients will have to implement. Thats is, the JavaScript needs to split files into chunks and download from peers.
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