[p2p-hackers] Announcement: FeedTree 0.6.0 (RSS over p2p)

[Dan Sandler]

Version 0.6.0 of FeedTree is now available from
http://feedtree.net/ .

BLURB.  FeedTree uses peer-to-peer group communication to
efficiently and rapidly distribute RSS and Atom feed events
to subscribers.  It reduces the bandwidth burden on feed
publishers while bringing a "push"-like service model to end
users.  FeedTree works with existing RSS and Atom feeds and
feed reader software.

NEW IN THIS VERSION.  Several major features have been
introduced, including the most-requested of all: a graphical
interface for the FeedTree Proxy.  A double-clickable
application is available for Windows and MacOS X users, and
users of other platforms can run the GUI from a JAR file.  A
list of other features and bugs fixed is available from the
project wiki:

    http://feedtree.net/project/wiki/Version06

DETAILS.  The available FeedTree software includes:

   * The FeedTree Proxy, an end-user Java application which
     allows *existing* RSS reading apps to receive updates
     via the FeedTree network. The proxy also works with
     current RSS and Atom feeds, polling them as necessary and
     sharing new content with other FeedTree users.

   * The FeedTree Publisher, an optional tool allowing feed
     authors to "push" updates to FeedTree users immediately.
     It runs alongside existing RSS/Atom feeds, so it works
     with all existing CMSes and weblog engines.
     The publisher also allows publishers to add digital
     signatures to their feeds (helping nodes verify the
     authenticity of updates).

More information, including research papers, documentation,
source code, and bug reporting can be found on the FeedTree
website: http://feedtree.net/ .  We'd love to hear about your
experiences using the system, as well as any other feedback
you might have.

FeedTree is an ongoing project of researchers in the Rice
University Department of Computer Science.

--
Dan Sandler
dsandler at cs.rice.edu
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~dsandler/