GitHub - carl-ellis/Fountain: Fountain code server and client

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block.rb		block.rb
block_pool.rb		block_pool.rb
client.rb		client.rb
decode_block.rb		decode_block.rb
fountain_decode.rb		fountain_decode.rb
fountain_encode.rb		fountain_encode.rb
mtwist.rb		mtwist.rb
robust_soliton.rb		robust_soliton.rb
server.rb		server.rb

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Procedure
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1. Pass filename
2. Chunk up file into N 64Kb blocks
3. Forever:
  a. take prng.next as key, set for soliton and prng
	b. soliton.rand for k number of blocks
	c. (prng.rand * N+1).floor k times to get blocks
  d. xor blocks together
	e. transmit as  seed|block