Comparing version 18 and version 17 back

"DistribuStream":http://distribustream.org is a fully open "peercasting":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peercasting system — allowing on-demand or live streaming media to be delivered at a fraction of the normal cost.  It was developed by "medioh!":http://medioh.com/"Medioh!":http://medioh.com/ and the "University of Colorado Computer Science Program":http://www.cs.colorado.edu/.

Check the [[Getting Started]] page for information on setting up a DistribuStream server.

h2. Status

DistribuStream 0.5.1 is the latest release.  It brings with it improvements in the traffic routing algorithm and proper daemonization support.

h2. Roadmap

The following is a list of development goals slated for incorporation into future releases of DistribuStream:

* Improvements to the [[Transfer Manager]]
* Move to a [[UDP version]] to improve latency and overhead
* Use [[UTP]] for peer-to-peer file transfers
* Adding encryption

h2. Developer Resources
* "Protocol Specification":http://distribustream.org/specification/ ("RFC":http://distribustream.org/specification/pdtp-specification.txt) ("XML":http://distribustream.org/specification/pdtp-specification.xml)
* "Discussion Forums":http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group_id=3103
* "Mailing List":http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/distribustream-talk
* "Issue Tracker":http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group_id=3103
* "Task List":http://rubyforge.org/pm/?group_id=3103