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[Gzz-commits] storm README


From: Benja Fallenstein
Subject: [Gzz-commits] storm README
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 07:08:00 -0400

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/storm
Module name:    storm
Changes by:     Benja Fallenstein <address@hidden>      03/05/09 07:07:59

Modified files:
        .              : README 

Log message:
        polish language, fix ReST

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/storm/storm/README.diff?tr1=1.5&tr2=1.6&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: storm/README
diff -u storm/README:1.5 storm/README:1.6
--- storm/README:1.5    Tue May  6 15:03:30 2003
+++ storm/README        Fri May  9 07:07:58 2003
@@ -50,20 +50,23 @@
 So when the original site is down, or the content
 was removed from it, you can still download
 
-Don't worry that accidentally, there may be two *different*
-blocks with the *same* hash floating around on the Internet.
-In theory it *could* happen. In practice, the number of
-possible hashes is about an octillion times larger than the
-estimated number of atoms in the universe. We suggest that
-you worry about something more likely instead, like, say,
-the destruction of Earth through an asteroid ;-)
+Don't worry that accidentally, there may be two *different* blocks
+with the *same* hash floating around on the Internet.  In theory there
+is an extremely slim possiblity that it *could* happen. But in
+practice, since the number of possible hashes is about an octillion
+times larger than the estimated number of atoms in the universe, we
+can treat it as impossible. We suggest that you worry about something
+more likely instead, like, say, the destruction of Earth through an
+asteroid ;-)
 
-Storm software can:
-- import files as Storm blocks
+Our software can:
+
+- import existing files as Storm blocks
 - store new data as blocks
-- retrieve blocks from peer-to-peer (P2P) network
-- ensure validity of retrieved blocks
+- download blocks from a peer-to-peer (P2P) network
+- check that the hashes of downloaded blocks are correct
 - act as a gateway serving block requests made by http clients
+  (allowing you to browse Storm blocks in your web browser)
 
 
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