Explain the Paxos algorithm to me. What are its assumptions, and what are the safety and liveness properties the algorithm provides?
The Paxos algorithm, created by Leslie Lamport, is a distributed consensus algorithm designed to ensure that a group of distributed nodes can reach an agreement, even in the face of unreliable communication and node failures. It is particularly useful for building fault-tolerant systems.

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Explain the Paxos algorithm to me. What are its assumptions, and what are the safety and liveness properties the algorithm provides?

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The Paxos algorithm, created by Leslie Lamport, is a distributed consensus algorithm designed to ensure that a group of distributed nodes can reach an agreement, even in the face of unreliable communication and node failures. It is particularly useful for building fault-tolerant systems.

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