On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 06:52:58PM +0000, Adam Langley wrote:
> It seems that /. has linked to Ian's post about why everyone should
> shutup about freenet being so slow in development. It's a great
> text by Ian (you should read it if you missed his post). Reading
> the comments at 2+, they nearly all seem highly supportive.
I must say I generally get quite depressed when I read slashdot comments
on Freenet. Not only are many articles ill-informed, but they are the
ones that get moderated up!
Right now, the top-most article - "But seraching is the key" - is by
someone who doesn't seem to grasp the concept of hyperlinking (something
I specifically mention in the article). The second article is by
someone who doesn't think that there is a market for freedom of speech
("Freenet's biggest flaw..."). Fortunately, below that there is some
more positive stuff.
It reminds me of a story I heard about the difference between the Irish,
and the Americans:
In America people look up at the wealthy guy who lives on top of the
hill, and say "some day, I am going to be like him".
In Ireland, people look up at the wealthy guy who lives on top of the
hill, and say "some day, I am going to kill that rich bastard".
I think that if you swapped the average slashdot reader for the Irish in
that story, it would be equally true.
Ian.
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