Re: [freenet-devl] What replaces inform.php in 0.4 (if anything)?

[Ian Clarke]

On Tue, Jul 03, 2001 at 12:43:58PM -0400, Tavin Cole wrote:
> > I think you misunderstand Oskar.  He doesn't think that there should be
> > any publicly known trusted nodes, which rules out a trusted website,
> > and/or a friend who has widely distributed their node reference.
>            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>            hyperbole...

hy�per�bo�le
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect,
as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

Not sure how this fits the definition.

> I don't think I misunderstood, and clearly we cannot stop people from
> giving their nodereference to a friend or relative, or from obtaining
> one from a web site that they trust, and in fact I think this is the
> best scenario.

So what if people trusted the Freenet website to give them a node
reference?  While we are guessing as to Oskar's actual opinion, do you
suppose he would think that is a good or a bad idea?

> Anyway I think it's pretty obvious that we have to provide good ways
> for people to import the initial nodereference(s) however they obtain
> them.

Goes without question.

Ian.

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