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> >There we go with the terminology again. Please don't use the word
> >"transient" to mean something other than "a node that has set
> >transient=true in the freenet.conf or freenet.ini file". Call it
> >something else. "Temporary node" would be my first choice.
>
> Ok, I've got a pretty good idea of what the word "Transient" means in the
> english language, so please don't tell me that it only can possibly mean a
> node that has Transient=True set, or whatever, because that isn't what the
> ENGLISH WORD MEANS!!! But, in order to clarify everything, I will use the
> words "Temporary node" just to make you guys happy, ok?!
Again, technical fields NEED to redefine words into more precise meanings.
My dictionary gives this definition (among a few others) of "transient":
adj. 1) Passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory
This works somewhat for Freenet. However, isn't is possible that you could
set "transient=true" in your node's config file and still have it up 24/7?
Such a node is not "transient" according to the dictionary definition, but it
is as far as Freenet is concerned.
Also, I disagree with the definition of "transient means 'transient=true' in
the config file", because it focuses the attention on implementation rather
than design. A transient node was defined long ago as a node that never sets
the "Source" field of a "DataRequest" message to itself. Within Fred, saying
"transient=true" has this very effect, but my definition works within the
design of Freenet. Thus, it will always work with non-Fred Freenet nodes
(should there ever be any).
- --
About the use of language: It is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt
ax. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead.
--Edsger Dijkstra
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