> I think it's unreasonable to expect most users to run their own local > nodes. Most end users will probably use a trusted node (isp's, company's) > simply because it's a pain to set one up. Even if end users setup their > own nodes, they'll tend to have a low uptime and not be too useful to the > network as a whole.
I suppose we should put this in the FAQ if it's not already there. Running your own node is NOT about giving your resources to the network. Will it is, but even if you don't care at all about the network, it's for YOUR security and even if you're running on a 2400 baud modem it's better to run your own node. If you are routing other people's traffic, you might not be responsible for what's on your computer. If you are running a node, telling the difference between your traffic and other people's is hard. If you are running a client, it is easy. Also, as far as helping the network, the more nodes, the better. If you have a slow node, no one will use you to get stuff, but at least you're there if the others go down and at least you're there to confuse Them as They try to shut everyone down. I think I'm just going to build a single node-client so people will stop complaing about how it's too hard to double-click two type two lines instead of one. I will implement it in a patently ridiculous way, having a node launch a client thread and then communicate to each other via pipes. Very silly, but no one will need to run two programs in order to access Freenet. _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
