Or with grokster, or with some others. So far as I'm aware, allowing others to use your computer to store their files without you having control over it is not at all inherent to this area, only to that one link you cited. Could be wrong.
On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:46:57 -0400, you wrote: >If we were to share it with gnutella we would have absolute control of >what is on our computer. It might just be easier to put it on a few >web servers and share it that way. I might be able to setup a load >sharing setup on my web server that would randomly direct the viewers >to a different server every time. > > -Jeremy > >On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 01:31 PM, VanDerWal, Peter MSgt wrote: > >> Umm, no thanks. From Freenet's FAQ: >> >> Question: I don't want my node to be used to harbor kiddie porn, >> offensive >> content or terrorism. What can I do? >> >> Answer: The true test of someone who claims to believe in Freedom of >> Speech >> is whether they tolerate speech which they disagree with, or even find >> disgusting. If this is not acceptable to you, you should not run a >> Freenet >> node. >> >> I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe you have to draw >> the line >> somewhere. In my opinion kiddie porn is WAY on the other side of the >> line. >> As I understand this project, you have zero control over what is >> stored on >> your computer. >> >>> This might be getting too far off topic. P2P (peer to peer) strategies >>> are always a good way to relive bandwidth restraints by sharing the >>> bandwidth (ie not everybody downloading from the same person). Right >>> now though P2P has a really geeky interface and a bad reputation. >>> http://www.freenetproject.org is a good way to do this. Right now the >>> user interface is really clunky but some of us could probably figure >>> it >>> out and at least off load some of the bandwidth. >
