[opensource-dev] Side topic related to cache (was Re: User Story: Improved Cache

[Ponzu]

On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 11:37 AM, JB Hancroft <jbhancroft at gmail.com> wrote:
e thought the v.w. systems would be morphing over the next 2-5 years.
>
> A co-operative P2P network of users who would be willing to opt into
> "participate in cache sharing"
> would be a good idea.  Having the cache be fairly intelligent - broadcasting
> requests and then maintaining
> a list of "fast and available" similarly co-operative viewers. It definitely
> offloads comm work from always
> going back to the SL servers over and over. This problem has been solved
> many times by many projects.

Would be a great academic project for serious undergrad, Masters, or even PhD.