Let me hijack the topic at this point (following Victor Denisov trail)
into another though experiment: instead of arguing what Freenet needs or
could do, I'll contribute my *chief* reason not to use it (I've been
running it from time to time since around 2005).
Although I just said I'll say one chief reason, I'll cheat and offer one
using three different hats.
As a /user/, freenet is extraordinarily heavy for the computers I've
used it on (some of them not that low spec). Disk trashing in some of
them was so interfering with normal use to make it unbearable.
As a /programmer/, the two times I've tried to catch a bug or contribute
some code, I found it exceedingly difficult to dive into it. Arguably I
could have chosen too difficult points of entry...
As a /donor/ circa 2007 IIRC, I felt my monthly contribution was being
wasted on features that led nowhere.
I understand that this post might be interpreted as a very negative
criticism (and become quite depressing), but that's not my intention at
all. I simply had to prioritize money, time and resources, and those
where the reasons I can remember instinctively (I won't argue my
instinct and biases are perfect). I'm frustrated many times by not
having something useful to contribute, but since these are things I'm
sure of, I think this perspective can be a positive negative ;-)
Cheers.
On 02/12/15 21:24, Victor Denisov wrote:
For all who don’t understand what Ximin means with psy-ops:
http://draketo.de/english/freenet/de-orchestrating-phk
This is very interesting, it is - but I'm afraid the true reason Freenet
is struggling as a software development project is much, much simpler.
If I can put my two kopecks' worth out there, my *personal* feeling is
that the project has been lacking some sort of a "steel hand",
Stalin-style, ever since Ian had stepped down.
Basically, what Freenet had shown in that regard is that management "by
committee" doesn't work for open-source projects just like it doesn't
work in the world of commercial applications. You (developers) and we
(users) desperately need a real *leader*, a person who will listen to
different points of view and then make quick, binding and final
decisions - which everyone will respect and adhere to, and which will
end any and all discussions of the topic in question. You/we should
choose *one* person and willfully grant him/her authority to make final
unilateral decisions on all aspects of the project.
I'm afraid that before that is done, Freenet is destined to be stuck in
the development mire it currently is.
Regards,
Victor Denisov.
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