DistOS-2011W Diaspora

Introduction

Describe the system(s) that you examined or compared. Why did you choose them? Be sure to specify a thesis that you argue in the rest of the document. Since this is a report the thesis may be relatively weak; however, an appropriate thesis will help the reader understand why did what you did and why you wrote what you wrote.

End with a paragraph outlining the rest of the document.

Be sure to change the titles of the following sections to match the structure of your paper. In particular, please try to make them less generic. What follows is just a suggestion; the document will be evaluated in part on the quality of writing, and good writing sometimes requires some flexibility.

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The system I have chosen is entitled Diaspora, a distributed social network. I chose Diaspora to explore the feasibility of a social network that implements no central authority. First is the technical challenges of setting up and maintaining a pod. Secondly, I will explore how pods interact with each other, and how clients interact with clients of the same and different pods. Finally, I will test the social control capabilities of Diaspora, by creating a "troll" user (or enlisting a troll) and see how that goes.

Systems/Programs in the Space

Give an overview of the area you are examining. What systems/programs are out there?

Evaluated Systems/Programs

Describe the systems individually here - their key properties, etc. Use subsections to describe different implementations if you wish. Briefly explain why you made the selections you did.

Experiences/Comparison (multiple sections)

In multiple sections, describe what you learned.

Discussion

What was interesting? What was surprising? Here you can go out on tangents relating to your work

Conclusion

Summarize the report, point to future work.

References

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