[0x6c6f6c]

This is an idea I've had for websites such as Wikipedia where consumer funding is the main source keeping it alive.

This could be great for a small niche of applications, but even for those, these points are still important.

Particularly on the consumer end, turning my device into a provider as well as a consumer of data is typically not my intention. It's forced seeding on all clients in a torrent sense, which not everyone wants to be a part of. Or for that matter, can be. In a world of data caps, turning my phone, tablet, or hotspot connected devices into a CDN has moral and fiscal implications that have to be considered.

[huskyr]

From what i've heard from people managing the hosting and development of Wikipedia, this (using a P2P hosting solution) is mentioned very often, but very impractical to put in real world use. Hosting Wikipedia is quite cheap: most of the content is text and images, which lends itself very well for caching. Making sure people can edit it at high frequency and the transition to mobile use are far more complex, and not the things that P2P distribution would solve.

[PixelsCommander]

Exactly. Non profit organizations could benefit most of all here saving on infrastructure.