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diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index 589947a..810f7cf 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ The two systems also have a number of differences. Dat keeps a secure version lo In order for IPFS to provide guarantees about interoperability, IPFS applications must use only the IPFS network stack. In contrast, Dat is only an application protocol and is agnostic to which network protocols (transports and naming systems) are used. As a result, Dat cannot make the same types of interoperability guarantees as IPFS. +### How is dat different than Academic Torrents or BitTorrent? + +Academic Torrents [13] uses BitTorrent to share scientific datasets, and BitTorrent has many drawbacks that hinder direct use by scientists. BitTorrent is for sharing static files, that is, files that do not change over timme. Dat, on the other hand, has the ability to update and sync files over the peer-to-peer network. BitTorrent is also inefficient at providing random access to data in larger datasets, which is crucial for those who want to get only a piece of a large dataset. BitTorrent comes close to the solution, but we have been able to build something that is more efficient and better designed for the data sharing use case. + ### Is there a JavaScript or Node.js implementation? Yes, it is our only implementation. Find it on GitHub: [dat-node](http://github.com/datproject/dat-node). |