-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 <> > >There we go with the terminology again. Please don't use the word > >"transient" to mean something other than "a node that has set > >transient=true in the freenet.conf or freenet.ini file". Call it > >something else. "Temporary node" would be my first choice. > > Ok, I've got a pretty good idea of what the word "Transient" means in the > english language, so please don't tell me that it only can possibly mean a > node that has Transient=True set, or whatever, because that isn't what the > ENGLISH WORD MEANS!!! But, in order to clarify everything, I will use the > words "Temporary node" just to make you guys happy, ok?!
Again, technical fields NEED to redefine words into more precise meanings. My dictionary gives this definition (among a few others) of "transient": adj. 1) Passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory This works somewhat for Freenet. However, isn't is possible that you could set "transient=true" in your node's config file and still have it up 24/7? Such a node is not "transient" according to the dictionary definition, but it is as far as Freenet is concerned. Also, I disagree with the definition of "transient means 'transient=true' in the config file", because it focuses the attention on implementation rather than design. A transient node was defined long ago as a node that never sets the "Source" field of a "DataRequest" message to itself. Within Fred, saying "transient=true" has this very effect, but my definition works within the design of Freenet. Thus, it will always work with non-Fred Freenet nodes (should there ever be any). - -- About the use of language: It is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt ax. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. --Edsger Dijkstra -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAj0HoFUACgkQqpueKcacfLRRrQCgwsYnuFCcBYzGs76X3JCAatF7 opMAmwQmgfoHSosSWMnaCNTP4LsOh2Kc =haoE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ chat mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hawk.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chat