from: http://freenet.sourceforge.net/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://freenet.sourceforge.net/">The Free Network Project </A> ----- The Free Network Project Hosted By SourceForge T h e F r e e N e t w o r k P r o j e c t H o m e p a g e "Re-Wiring the Internet" About Home Features F.A.Q. Publicity Links People Mailing Lists Download Quick Start Server v0.2 - Windows (zip) - Unix/Linux (tgz) - Source (tgz) Contrib Development Snapshots - Source - Binary Previous Snapshots ChangeLog View CVS Tree Sourceforge Page Some Sample Keys Protocol Some Info on Keys Documentation Installation JavaDocs Philosophy Workshop paper Key Guidelines How It Works Original Paper [gzip] Proposed Ideas "I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on yet. Here's what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me and say 'Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet?' " -Mike Godwin FreeNet Some quick pointers If you are interested in running a Freenet node please look here for installation instructions. If you have a question about Freenet please look at our Frequently Asked Questions page. We are keen to see accurate reporting about Freenet so if you are a journalist and wish to talk to someone about our work please contact Ian Clarke. If you are really interested you can even look at the rest of our site! Latest News June 18th 2000, Freenet News #3 up You can read the third Freenet News here June 1st 2000, Chat about Freenet on #freenet! For those of you just itching to have a chat about Freenet and related subjects, you can do so on the #freenet IRC channel. Just connect to irc.openp rojects.net and join the #freenet channel. What is Freenet? Freenet is a peer-to-peer network designed to allow the distribution of information over the Internet in an efficient manner, without fear of censorship. Freenet is completely decentralized, meaning that there is no person, computer, or organisation in control of Freenet or essential to its operation. This means that Freenet cannot be attacked like centralized peer-to-peer systems such as Napster. Freenet also employs intelligent routing and caching meaning that it learns to route requests more efficiently, automatically mirrors popular data, makes network flooding almost impossible, and moves data to where it is in greatest demand. All of this makes it much more efficient and scalable than systems such as Gnutella. To become a part of Freenet all you need is a computer with an Internet connection and the capability to run a Freenet server. We are currently developing a Java server which we have been testing over the past few weeks, but which is not yet release quality. You can download a snapshot of the latest code from the menu on the left. What is Freenet's History? The original Freenet design was created by Ian Clarke as his final year project in a degree in Artificial Intelligence and Computer science at Edinbur gh University, Scotland. You can read a postscript copy of his paper here. This project was completed in June 1999 when Ian made it available on the Internet in the hope that others would see the potential in the design and use it to make Freenet a reality. This website and the software you can download here is the result. Why is Freenet interesting? Click on any of the following reasons for more information about each: * Freenet does not have any form of centralised control or administration. * It will be virtually impossible to forcibly remove a piece of information from Freenet. * Both authors and readers of information stored on this system may remain anonymous if they wish. * Information will be distributed throughout the Freenet network in such a way that it is difficult to determine where information is being stored. * Anyone can publish information: they don't need to buy a domain name, or even a permanent Internet connection. * Availability of information will increase in proportion to the demand for that information. * Information will move from parts of the Internet where it is in low demand to areas where demand is greater. Can I help? Yes, definitely. If you have Java programming experience, or are familiar with cryptography then you will be particularly useful, but everyone is welcome. 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