- The concept of distributed file system was discussed in PlanNine, see the 9P distributed file system protocol: http://9p.cat-v.org
- Distributed databases and flood/fill query systems needs fleshing out in wiki
I've worked on AFS and DFS for years, but I think a truly global, scalable, secure file system will require a different approach. I really need to collect all my thoughts and write an actual paper, but for now I have a bunch of ideas hanging off my home page[1].
-- TedAnderson
See FileSystem