New Download Approaches

This page is for showing the different pros and cons of different approaches of new ways of getting new URL's to the client. A big question on the minds of developers is LL's policies on Expected Privacy. Understanding what LL thinks on this may lead us to understanding what LL will do. Let's do our best to fill this out with both sides.

Client downloading of URL

The client directly downloads the URL

LL Downloading of URL, passing back to client

LL downloads the URL for the user, and then passes it back to the user, caching the copy on the server.

LL Hosted proxy network

LL hosting proxies for our clients to connect with. Possibly a dupe of LL Downloading URL

P2p-based

A Bittorrent-like p2p downloading system.

Anonymous P2p-based proxy

A Tor-like p2p downloading system.