On Saturday 28 June 2003 05:29 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The number of people trying freenet for the first time is likely to
> increase greatly in the next week or two. So lets think about making the
> experience of the absolute newbie as pleasant as practically possible.
Here is a first step.
diff -r freenet/src/freenet/node/http/DistributionServlet.java http/DistributionServlet.java
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< pw.println("<p>This is the Node Distribution System. It allows you ");
< pw.println("to create web pages from which others can download ");
< pw.println("customized freenet installer ZIPs. This is better than ");
< pw.println("downloading freenet from the ");
---
> pw.println("<p>This page allows you to create URLs for your friends to download ");
> pw.println("a freenet installer from you. This is better than downloading freenet from the ");
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< pw.println("because it uses locally generated seed nodes, leading ");
< pw.println("to a healthier network. This page cannot be accessed ");
< pw.println("from other computers on the Internet, but the ");
< pw.println("generated pages <b>can</b>; however they contain no ");
< pw.println("offensive or illegal content, unless you consider ");
< pw.println("the Freenet software itself to be offensive or ");
< pw.println("illegal. They are also limited to 24 hours or 100 hits, ");
< pw.println("whichever comes first (a hit is a unique IP downloading ");
< pw.println("the page, or any download of the ZIP file).</p>");
---
> pw.println("because it uses your seed nodes. This means they will become intrigrated ");
> pw.println("the network faster, and it helps keep Freenet healthy.");
> pw.println("The generated URLs expire after 24 hours or 100 downloads, whichever comes first ");
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< static final String[] keys =
---
> static final String[] keys =
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< pw.println("<p>If you marginally trust the owner of this node not " +
< "to distribute trojans, then this is much preferable " +
< "to downloading from " +
---
> pw.println("<p>If you trust the owner of this node is not " +
> "distributing viruses, then this is better " +
> "than downloading from " +
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< "source code), because it leads to a healthier network"+
< " (not to mention that you are not visible on logs "+
< "made of freenetproject.org). Do not trust this site "+
< "unless you have good reason to think that the owner "+
< "is not distributing trojans. You can refer to this "+
< "site by its URL, for example in your email "+
< "signature, but it will expire in "+
< dp.readableTimeRemaining()+" or " +
< (MAXHITS-dp.hits) + " hits.</p>");
---
> "source code), because it leads to a healthier network "+
> //I left the comment in about the source code because it is necessary under the GPL.
> "If you like, you can refer others to this URL, "+
> "for example by putting it in your email "+
> "signature. But it will expire in "+
> dp.readableTimeRemaining()+" or after " +
> (MAXHITS-dp.hits) + " downloads.</p>");
diff -r freenet/src/freenet/node/http/infolets/DefaultInfolet.java http/infolets/DefaultInfolet.java
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< "As this is your first time using Freenet, please be patient "+
< "as pages can sometimes take several minutes to appear. You "+
---
> "Please be patient. Because this is your first time using Freenet, "+
> "pages can sometimes take several minutes to appear. You "+
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< "node learns how to find information more effectively. Using "+
< "this software may be illegal under some jurisdiction.");
---
> "node learns how to find information more effectively. Also note: Using "+
> "this software may be illegal under some jurisdictions.");
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< sw.println("Freenet cannot find a valid internet address. "+
< "This means that requests to other nodes will get "+
< "lost sometimes, and your node will be unable to "+
< "serve requests for other nodes. Your computer may "+
< "not be online, or for some reason could not be "+
---
> sw.println("Freenet cannot find a valid internet address! "+
> "Your computer may not be online, or for some reason could not be "+
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< sw.println("</ul><p><font size=\"-1\"><b>Note</b>: These sites and their thumbnail images are published anonymously. We take no responsibility for the contents therein; links are provided as a convenience. If the thumbnail image loads, the site probably will.</font></p>");
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> sw.println("</ul><p><font size=\"-1\"><b>Note</b>: These sites and their thumbnail images are published anonymously. We take no responsibility for their contents. These links are provided purely for your convenience. If the thumbnail image loads, the site probably will.</font></p>");
