On 15/10/15 20:40, Zlatin Balevsky wrote: > I first got involved in Freenet when it was 0.2. At the time it was using > cutting edge technologies and an contributing was an opportunity to learn > valuable skills. Contributing was fun and that was the driving factor. > > If Freenet was to start fresh, it should do whatever it takes to regain the > coolness factor. That means embracing new tools and technologies even if > there is no strict technological advantage in doing so. For better or > worse Java will never be hip with the open-source crowd, and personally, > after 10 hours of looking at Java code for my day job the last thing I want > is to look at more Java code in my free time. Some exotic new language > like Scala or Go or whatever the $COOL_LANGUAGE_DU_JOUR is would be a > different story. Maybe so, but it means a full rewrite every few years, which we are unlikely to have the resources for. Even if we did, it would mean throwing out years of hard-won expertise.
Can we make it more attractive to new devs without needing to take such
a drastic step?
> Yes this can lead to fragmentation as various contributors veer off each
> into their own direction; it's the job of the leader to keep things
> coherent and aligned with the project vision. It's very easy to
> underestimate how difficult the job of the leader is.
Agreed.
> Lastly, I'd like to point out that mobile is the future - not that I like
> that a single bit.
If mobile is the future, we're stuffed. Mobile simply can't do p2p. The
networks will do everything necessary to stop it, and it drains power,
storage and above all scarce bandwidth. The only realistic options for
mobile are pure client nodes ("transient mode"), which is what mobile is
designed for, or variants on Sneakernet. But there are other trends that
might favour us, e.g. cheap but powerful router boxes, Raspberry Pi /
Arduino hobbyist stuff etc.
> zab/topiltzin
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