A virtual world with peer-to-peer style - page 2 | CNET News.com

A virtual world with peer-to-peer style - page 2 | CNET News.com: "Today, all of those servers are run by Linden Labs, but the world was built to ultimately support a peer-to-peer model, where players might add their own 16-acre plot into the world from their own computer, said Linden Labs' chief executive officer, Philip Rosedale. For security reasons--including the fact that a real currency is traded inside the world--the company hasn't taken that step yet, however."