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Freenet is free software designed to ensure true freedom of communication over the Internet. It allows anybody to publish and read information with complete anonymity. Nobody controls Freenet, not even its creators, meaning that the system is not vulnerable to manipulation or shutdown. Freenet is also very efficient in how it deals with information, adaptively replicating information in response to demand. For more information please read What is Freenet?.
Freenet grew out of a design for an anonymous publication system created by Ian Clarke while a student at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Since then many otner people have contributed towards making Ian's proposal a reality.
proposed additional sections and template answers (in parentheses)
-- ZaB - 03 Jan 2002
- Will I get in legal trouble if I run a node?
(Lawyers help!)
- How about encryption export restrictions?
- What about kiddie porn, offensive content and terrorism?
(CofE? had a featurama on this issue, I'll look and see if we can take anything from there)
- I don't want my node to be used to harbor kiddie porn, offensive content and terrorism. What do I do?
(don't run a node, etc ;-)
- I intend to use Freenet to harbor kiddie porn, offensive content and terrorism. Am I 100% secure?
(no + why not + disclaimer or link to philosophy page)
- Do I have to donate disk space and bandwith?
- All my friends donate very little space and bandwith. Why should I donate more?
- If I donate a lot will my experience improve significantly?
- I don't have to donate anything with filesharing application X and I get to leech more.
(Freenet not being strictly filesharing app etc.)
end of proposal -- ZaB - 03 Jan 2002
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