[p2p-hackers] iGlance is here!

[Ian Clarke]

On 8 Nov 2005, at 16:41, <auto43348 at hushmail.com>  
<auto43348 at hushmail.com> wrote:
> 4.  Infrastrctureless p2p.  Not requiring a central server.  The
> ability to bootstrap on an internal network seperated from the
> internet.

Be careful what you wish for ;-)  Skype started out with a  
decentralised mechanism for user lookup, but later migrated to a  
centralised solution.  Nobody is a bigger fan of decentralisation  
than I am, but sometimes the easiest way can also be be best.

If I was building a VoIP solution, I would centralise user lookup in  
the interests of getting the product out the door ASAP and minimising  
the likely number of headaches.  You can always decentralise later if  
you find that you need to.

Ian.