Kazaa for the Web?

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

The future of cloud computing just got foggier.

A new feature in Opera's browser aims to turn every Web client into a Web server. 
 Maybe.  File sharing, at least.

http://vip.itworldcanada.com/t?ctl=53EC3:46C72B916E3085486D78A7221C7A6
B4D&&p=CI&sub=7345

In terms of availability, this sounds possible, although the backend stuff (and the 
article doesn't seem to talk about that) might still need some work.  (Maintaining 
DNS tables, domain names, all that sort of thing.)

In terms of confidentiality, I shudder.

(Interestingly, Opera doesn't seem to be saying anything about this themselves: 
http://www.opera.com/browser/next/  )


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