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[The following concerns matrix-DFS, a sub project of matrix-RAD.]
The key is the word "distributed", it's just like an ordinary FTP server, only the files are
intelligently distributed across several servers. When you download a file, the system decides which
two file servers closest to you have the file, and gets both to send it to you.
Which files reside on which actual server is controlled by the system in an effort to spread the load.
It will even swap to a different server if one (or both) of the servers currently sending you
a file goes down.
Freenet and Coda have some similar properties, and should be studied carefully, if not used outright.
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