We don't have a big enough team to actively support both. On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 11:31:38PM -0700, an ominous cow herd wrote: > I can empathize. Freenet is is one of the first projects that I've seen take > a working application and push it aside, while directing new users to an > alpha version. The way it would normally be done is listing Freenet 0.5 as > the stable version instead of the "unsupported" version, and 0.7 as the alpha > version still under development. New users would opt for the stable version. > > Having new users directed to an alpha version while the stable version is > fully functioning is quite strange. > > On Saturday 19 August 2006 08:11, - wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I think you're making a mistake in forcing new people into the beta test > > freenet 0.7 instead of the established 0.5. > > > > You're forgetting how _highly_ someone new has to be motivated to try > > freenet, even version 0.5 which works and is not a beta test. Let's think > > about what would motivate someone... > > > > I remember when I found freenet, I installed it spent hours reading over > > the technical jargon. > > It was incredible slow. I removed it thinking this is a pile of crap that > > does not work. > > > > Only a few months later, did I again bother to go through this > > complicated process and after waiting for three days with it on, it finally > > started working. > > > > The reason I spent many hours and went back after throwing it out once, was > > because I was _highly motivated_ for the anonymity and content. > > > > Here's the problem: > > > > If 0.7 doesn't offer the anonymity and the content, plus it's an unstable > > beta test, > > why would anyone new bother to join the community? > > > > Do you think people are nice enough to offer their time and computers to > > beta test some random highly technical peer to peer application that > > completely hogs your computer's resources? > > > > > > > > The problem with freenet (even 0.5) is, it just isn't user friendly. > > A person who just stumbles on freenet does not know if it's actually going > > to work. After seeing how slow it is, most people, like myself will just > > get rid of it, not bothering to learn all the configurations, frost, fuqid, > > etc. > > > > If you took the time to create a simple, down-to-earth website and install > > program without all the technical jargon, you would double or triple your > > user base. > > > > The only NEW users you're going to get to freenet 0.7 are going to be > > peer-to-peer programming enthusiasts. And how many of those are there that > > don't know about freenet already? > > > > So instead of scaring all potential freenet users away, It would be wiser > > to just ask members of the freenet community to do the beta testing, and > > create a nice user friendly website for 0,5 until 0,7 is working. Even I > > would be willing to help create this website, and I'm sure many other > > people also would volunteer. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Van > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > Support at freenetproject.org > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or mailto:support-request at freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe >
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