On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 06:35:16PM +0100, Matthew Toseland wrote: > #5 Write a killer file-sharing application (88 votes) > > IMHO distributed search (based on infinity0's work), better data > preservation, and *maybe* some element of secure insert on demand would go a > long way to improving Freenet's usability for filesharing...
IMHO this is currently unrealistic and should be clarified for the prospective users: Freenet is not likely to work as a good file-sharing tool in the near future. I recently completed work with two students where we made Freenet compatible with BitTorrent (insertion and search for torrent information/data in the overlay, using a standard BT client) The performance for file-sharing turned out to be 1-3 kB/s consistenntly ... even with a number of interested opennet peers querying or inserting the data for some time. I realize that I should back up these claims with facts, or graphs and numbers. But this is not published yet, probably to come.. I think that with current performance of Freenet it is really important to control and manage expectations. Having users with too high expectations will make them perceive something qualititative negative when faced with the actual performance. A lot of help in allowing free communication is possible despite not providing heavy services such as file sharing, interactive video streams, et cetera. Cheers, vive -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 195 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20090821/98f04325/attachment.pgp>
