File-sharers forced to play fair

Researchers have found a way to enforce good manners on file-sharing networks by treating bandwidth as a currency.


The team has created a peer-to-peer system called Tribler in which selfless sharers earn faster upload and download speeds but leechers are penalised.
The technology is being assessed by a European broadcasting body looking at ways of piping TV across the net. Tribler has also been used to turn Sony's PlayStation 3 into a video-sharing device.

Read more

Thats seems a good idea.
On a similar theme I have been trying to find out if there is a way to do a similar thing with hosting,for example you pay only for wht you use that month.A bit like a pay as you go Host.

That would be a great idea and a benefit for those who don't use much bandwith

Thats what I thought, plus you never have to pay for wasted space.
Trouble is it would take an expert in programming, probably more than i have a budget for.Mind you the re-sale value would be pretty good i would think.

I have not yet seen anything like it so it would be quite unique.

You might want to get in touch with a few programmers to find out if it is possible and how much it would cost to implement this service.

Do you know of any good programmers?

The only one I know of who is quite good is misi who works for Temi.

You could post the question at UKWW and see what reponse you get. You could also get Temi to get in touch with Misi to find out if it's possible.

Adnan is also a programmer. I have sent him a pm with the url of this thread.

Thanks

Hey that is a great idea, would suit site owners like me who are basially part timers and sometimes use very little resources.