[Gzz-commits] manuscripts/storm article.rst

[Toni Alatalo]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/gzz
Module name:    manuscripts
Changes by:     Toni Alatalo <address@hidden>   03/02/04 06:48:23

Modified files:
        storm          : article.rst 

Log message:
        small additions about load-balancing and people mobility

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/gzz/manuscripts/storm/article.rst.diff?tr1=1.79&tr2=1.80&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: manuscripts/storm/article.rst
diff -u manuscripts/storm/article.rst:1.79 manuscripts/storm/article.rst:1.80
--- manuscripts/storm/article.rst:1.79  Mon Feb  3 16:47:15 2003
+++ manuscripts/storm/article.rst       Tue Feb  4 06:48:23 2003
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@
 raised by this ad hoc *data mobility* (see footnote) phenomenon: Dangling 
links, 
 and keeping track of alternative versions. Resolvable location independent 
identifiers
 make these issues much easier to deal with, since data
-can be recognized whereever it is moved.
+can be recognized whereever it is moved. The design also allows for
+automatic balancing of the load, which occurs in location-dependent
+situations with popular items.
 
 footnote: we emphasize the mobility of *data*. Indeed, technology used
-for moving data is not our primary concern.
+for moving data is not our primary concern. In relation to that, the
+mobility of people is obviously a particular reason for data mobility. 
 
 In this paper, we present Storm (for *storage module*), a design 
 for dealing with these issues. Storm provides an interface to