P2P Next is getting funding from Europe to devlop new...
p2p-next.org
P2P Next has received 14 million Euros from the European Union to develop a P2P for the masses. BBC is already a partner along with some other heavy hitters.
p2p-next.org
- A million partners, indicating that noone can or will take any decisions leading to design by committee.
- A flashy site that looks good to EU auditors, but where basic functionality, such as the back button, is broken
- Fluffy language and biz-speak that doesn't amount to anything on their homepage.
- "a consortium consisting of high-profile academic and industrial players with proven track records in innovation and commercial success." - which basically guarantees that it will involve no innovation at all.
I predict it will fail...
I think you're correct but on a macro level - what I find useful with anything EU FP is at the micro level... universities get students funded - they and academic staff push out good research in the general area of original project. It's here where you'll find the innovation. Also within the SME (micro-ISV) participation in such research activities can produce promising technology.
It doesn't really say on their site. Develop a new bittorrent control for streaming? Or what?