[EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> To help facilitate this progects such as apt-get and mail
> should be concentrated on first, therefore when the inivitable assault
> begins freenet users and developers will be able to point at all the
> innocent uses it's being put to.
You're discussing two distinct things here -- the development work on
Freenet, and the sites that are published by Freenet users.
By its very nature, Freenet resists any attempts to control the content
published to it. Even the Freenet developers can't stop users who
insert content to which they (the developers) may object. Ian Clarke
in particular has confirmed this point many times in interviews and
discussion.
> Also site authers should refrain from
> inserting files of legaly dubious nature unless they really do believe
> they have a genuine reason to do so. After all the lower the content of
> "illegal" stuff is the less reason there will be to take action against
> it.
It could also be argued that everyone should publish all the "illegal"
(or potentially illegal) information they can get their hands on.
Why? To force a confrontation with authority. To overthrow these laws
which try to make information illegal. To restore freedom.
But this is a tactical discussion, and I'm not quite sure Freenet is
ready for that step yet. Anyone who's actually *used* it extensively
knows it's not the second coming of Napster.
At least not yet.
> Finally a question related to the above, can isp's some how block
> freenet ie by blocking freenet signals
The default Freenet port is 19114. But there's nothing requiring you
to run your node on that port, and in fact the Windows installer defaults
to selecting a random number. An ISP could block port 19114 (outgoing
or incoming or both), but they can't block *every* port without breaking
everything else.
Freenet 0.3 relies on a centralized repository of node addresses, to let
the nodes find each other. You can also specify a list of nodes, should
you learn of some by out-of-band means.
Freenet 0.4 is supposed to eliminate this centralized repository, but
it's still in development.
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