I just knew way back then that P2P technology would be something big, but definitely not this big! With the emergence of faster and powerful filesharing capabilities,
digital information systems are taking one step farther than its actual development mechanisms. This is thanks to P2P and its promise of a firmer grasp on even a larger scope of things to come in the very near future. Well, it has its disadvantages, but who could stop it from snowballing into such a powerful information system?
There are certain issues which address P2P as the prime agitator of piracy, but who knew that it would then be used to functionally create a totally seamless system for education? This is exactly what those geniuses from Penn State University did. They developed a system in which educators and students alike could share bits of information necessary for the pursuit of a finer means of education. Not only the tiny bits of information which could be found on the digital platform known as the world wide web, but large bits of data which make up even libraries of educational information!
They called it the LionShare project. This system makes use of P2P
filesharing technology to maximize the fullest potential of such a technology for a faster and more seamless means of information transference. Students and educators could manage their files, gain access to the educational information they need, and share their work in a formal and efficient system. With this, P2P technology's future is in the hands of the developers, who could either make it into a destructive force for intellectual property or an efficient system for transferring necessary information.
