On Wednesday 26 December 2007 11:51, niel wrote:
> :-)
> I am writing some minihowtos for linux newbies, and have also written about
> freenet.
Hi. Yes, your mini-howto was good, so we linked to it, but we had to remove it
when opennet ("insecure mode") came in because it was no longer up to date.
> I find the documentation on "http://freenetproject.org/documentation.html";
> very good, but also confusing about some important points, like "connect"
> and "darknet" (just two important examples).
Sorry, I tend to forget about that part of the website; I assume most people
ignore it.
> I have freenet running (I think), but do not get much downloaded.
Is insecure mode enabled? Do you have many open connections (on the Friends
and Strangers pages)?
>
> My point is to make a quick manual, which is made for newbies, using only
> simple everyday words and phrases.
> I am only speaking on behalf of freenet NEWBIES, who want to experience/go
to
> the freenet, and surf, and fetch stuff, and I have read, that most people
> only spend short time on websites, when surfing (human impatience). *humour*
> I would like to make such a quick manual, but I cannot find my way to get
the
> information I need.
:)
>
> I made a manual, and freenet took the link away, without explaining exact to
> my brain, what had to be changed/updated.
Sorry, we did send you an email about that. The problem is that after we
introduced insecure mode (aka opennet), it was no longer accurate. You no
longer need to get noderefs from IRC, that is the big change. You can and
should exchange noderefs with people you know, but if you enable insecure
mode, it will get onto the network without you having to exchange any refs,
so you never need to connect manually to people you don't know. The installer
opens the node config wizard, which will ask whether you want to use insecure
mode.
I'd be very happy to add the link back in if it is updated to reflect the
current situation.
> I have updated, but are unsure of what I have done.
> For me, it is important to get explanations about terms, which are not
evident
> to newbies.
By all means ask away. We have tried to simplify the documentation (the
download page, the questions the node asks etc), but more work is probably
needed.
> What I can offer is the mind of a newbie, to communicate with the minds of
the
> developers!
> I made a manual, but would like to make it even better and easier to
> understand.
>
> Another possibility is you to update your documentation, and remove
> unnecessary text (if needed?).
This is also a good idea. I have made some changes to the connect page.
>
> This is a friendly mail, hoping to get my problem sorted out?
>
> Happy New Near to all you brave people out there.
And hope you had a merry christmas!
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