Dear Freenet users and developers, I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to inform you of an important change that the Freenet Project board voted on unanimously on Friday. After much discussion over the past 18 months, we have decided to rename the codebase and software known internally as "Fred," to "Freenet Classic."
In addition, we are announcing that the new codebase, known internally as "Locutus," will be renamed to "Freenet." We understand that this is a big change and it carries risk, but the board believes that this risk is necessary in order to further the project's mission. It is important to note that this change does *not* mean that Locutus is replacing Fred, which solves related but different problems. We will ensure that where Fred is the appropriate tool for people they will be directed to it. Freenetproject.org will remain focused on Fred while linking to Locutus - as it has been for over two decades - while freenet.org will place more emphasis on Locutus, while still linking to Fred. We will be implementing these changes over the coming days and weeks and would be grateful for your ideas and suggestions on how best to do this. Thank you, Ian -- Ian Clarke Founder, The Freenet Project Email: i...@freenetproject.org
