Comment on Kademlia: A Peer-To-peer Information System Based on the XOR Metric (2002) [pdf]parentComments−adrusi7yYes but that doesn't require a central host. If your friend is connected to the network you can join it via them.−voltagex_7yIf I've just downloaded SomeCoolNewTool that's using the network, are there bootstrap hosts pre-loaded? Who's my "friend" in that case? Are there trust issues here?−cf7yIn practice, SomeCoolNewTool will be bundled with some seed hosts.
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Yes but that doesn't require a central host. If your friend is connected to the network you can join it via them.
If I've just downloaded SomeCoolNewTool that's using the network, are there bootstrap hosts pre-loaded? Who's my "friend" in that case? Are there trust issues here?
In practice, SomeCoolNewTool will be bundled with some seed hosts.