Time now permits more research.
See http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4712498.html
for more info.
If you are using Sun java version "1.4.1_01" to *build* and run freenet on linux and/or Solaris add the following options to the command line or your shell script "-server -Xcomp -Xverify:all". Freeenet will start slowly, but will start.
I just restarted the linux and sun os nodes - i'll see how they are doing in 24hrs.
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