2005-12-11

### P2P-Hackers San Francisco Meetup [![Icon-Permalink.png](/Icon-Permalink.png)](#)

![/space/sushi.jpg](/space/sushi.jpg)![/space/p2p_thumb.png](/space/p2p_thumb.png)![/space/ryoko.jpg](/space/ryoko.jpg)

[P2P-hackers](http://zgp.org/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers) is a well-regarded
mailing list frequented by P2P developers and researchers. It brings together
academics, industry developers, and gray hats, and hosts topics ranging from
[DHTs](http://zgp.org/pipermail/p2p-hackers/2005-December/003229.html) to
[error-correcting
codes](http://zgp.org/pipermail/p2p-hackers/2005-December/003277.html) to
[punching through
NATs](http://zgp.org/pipermail/p2p-hackers/2005-September/003011.html).

I've happily subscribed since college, so when [David
Barrett](http://quinthar.com/) suggested a meetup for the bay area members, I
jumped at the chance. We met at
[Ryoko](http://local.google.com/local?output=html&q=ryoko&btnG=Search&latlng=37444324,-122149685,3030198286370161761)
for sushi, which was a lot of fun. Any place that has a grand piano with two
turntables on top of it gets my vote!

Over 20 people turned out, and the conversation was lively and far-reaching. We
chatted about food, gadgets, games, movies, and of course, P2P. Lots of
well-regarded universities and companies were represented, including
[Amicima](http://amicima.com/), [Berkeley](http://berkeley.edu/),
[CivicSpace](http://civicspacelabs.org/), [Limewire](http://limepeer.com/)
(née [Gnutella](http://www.gnutella.com/)), [Gnuterra](http://gnuterra.com/)
(née [Morpheus](http://morpheus.com/)), [NYU](http://www.nyu.edu/),
[Red Swoosh](http://redswoosh.net/), and [Stanford](http://www.stanford.edu).

Sure, we talk about P2P and distributed systems on list all the time. Still, it
was fun to shoot the breeze about the latest developments in person, and
especially to meet so many people in the community face to face.

Thanks for organizing, David! I can't wait for the next meetup.