Opera Unite- A 'Swanky Garb' for P-2-P?

[Saurabhdua]

Hi Geeks!

Must have heard of Opera-Unite by now, the New Collaborative suite workable with Opera 10, that'll allow users to share Files/Music using P-2-P Technology while bypassing the popular Client-Server Model!

[Computer Hope Admin]

Interesting concept, although still not enough to get me to switch from Firefox. For those interested URL at:

http://unite.opera.com/

[Helpmeh]

I use FireFox on my home computer, but my dsi uses opera...version 9. something.

[Saurabhdua]

Hello Computer Hope Admin!

Privileged to seek your Reply!

The point I intend to make over here is ...when the whole World is deliberating on how to cut on the Carbon emissions/Footprints? & efforts are being put in to ensure 'Energy Conservation' & address 'Climate Change'; OPERA Guys have developed a technique that requires a User (who want to share data or Host a Website) to keep his System TURNED ON till the other person receives every bit & piece of that File!?

Does that make sense at all?! Let the Powerful Computers(as they call it) or the SERVERS do this task with ease & efficiency!..Isn't it?

It'll turn out to be a FLOP Concept...specially in context to environmental concerns!

[Computer Hope Admin]

I see. That's a valid concern. However, I know that there are a lot of people who do leave there computer on and if it's on doing nothing, it might as well be doing something. So in that regards it'd be good. However, I'd agree thousands of users home computers are going to drain a lot more power than one server and/or server farm that's run by a corporation concerned about power.

[Helpmeh]

Yeah, the power difference between a corporate server and its equivelent in home computers must be pretty big.

[2x3i5x]

But most websites still support internet explorer. firefox or safari at the moment. Doesn't mean all websites are not working with Opera, but there are more "your web browser is not supported" error for the opera browser.