User:MarkDavidoff UCB/sandbox

=Dtella= Dtella is a free and open-source, peer-to-peer file-sharing client which is used to connect to a which is used to connect to a distributed, decentralized DC++ Direct Connect network. Dtella allows the creation of a file-sharing intra-net with decentralized communication between clients. This allows clients on the same network to share files without an internet connection allowing clients to avoid internet bandwidth limitations.

Dtella is pronounced "dee-tell-uh" and the name originates from the rough contraction of "DC++ GNUtella", a P2P system which shares a similar network structure to Dtella (although Dtella does not derive from it)

History
Dtella originated at Purdue and grew out of the existing, no longer maintained DCGate Project, a DC network linked via IRC directory nodes. DCGate, and later Dtella, arose from the need to share files on a network without being limited by Purdue's 5GB daily bandwidth limit for residents of its residence halls. Dtella featured several improvements over DCGate. While DCGate featured main IRC directory nodes, Dtella is decentralized, making it harder to shut down. DCgate translated between DC and IRC protocols, while Dtella forms a P2P mesh network allowing it to not rely on IRC or any other central node. This additionally made it more adaptable to other universities and faster to spread as no central node needed to be setup and maintained.Bandwidth caps for large networked entities such as university residence halls are common practice, attributing to Dtella's spread and growth across multiple universities. Currently, many forks of Dtella exist, some are listed below.

Notable Forks
Dtella@Berkeley Dtella@Home
 * Dtella@Berkeley
 * Moved to UC Berkeley in Fall 2010
 * One of the more active Dtella Communities
 * Dtella fork for Home and off-campus use.

Other known Forks

 * Dtella@MS
 * Files@USYD
 * Dtella@CMU
 * Dtella@McGill
 * Dtella@Cambridge
 * Dtella@IH
 * Dtella@PKDC
 * Dtella@UMD

Technical Details

 * How does dtella work?
 * Why is it better than DCGate (growth)

History

 * Originated in Purdue.
 * Mention need for DCGate/DC++
 * Team responsible for it
 * Started with DCGate Project
 * Differences between DCGate and DC++ (mention IRC differences

Project Feedback
Hey Mark, the outline looks good. How's the research going? You should try fleshing this out soon. As far as actually implementing the article, I maybe add a brief section on Dtella in the D++ page, that has a link to the page you will have created. Information on redirect pages can be found at Redirect, and creating the page itself can be done through Article_wizard. Before doing so, try to flesh this out a little bit in your sandbox. Looks good! -Angelica Atavel (talk) 00:27, 12 April 2013 (UTC)