On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Michael Grube <michael.gr...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Robert Hailey <rob...@freenetproject.org > > wrote: > >> >> On 2012/01/23 (Jan), at 8:21 AM, Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler wrote: >> >> > well, i see the megaupload-bust as a second factor to that. >> > we should thank the FBI for pushing users in our direction :-) >> >> And then we should push development of freenet into freenet itself before >> the FBI comes in our direction. :-) >> > > =/ > > Development alone will not save us. > > With a sufficient set of arguments and PR, we should be able not only to > keep the FBI at bay, but even portray ourselves as people who are doing > good(because we are!). This is exactly how WikiLeaks protected themselves > before they got really big. They were very practiced at answering > *all*counterarguments to their activities. I have seen a good deal of > development and tech support discussion in #freenet, but I have not seen a > proportionate amount of legal and social defenses. > > Maybe it would be possible to make friends with the EFF or ACLU? I'm not > sure how we'd get the help we may need. > > Could we at least get an update on the front page that is newer than 13th April 2011 please? If I didn't know better I would think this project was abandoned... Maybe a link to somewhere advising folks to read up on SOPA or other Internet blacklist activities? Perhaps: "Freenet is becoming more necessary every day. We recommend reading up on laws that may affect you, such as https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/Internet-Blacklist-Legislation"; -- I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it. - Voltaire Those who would give up Liberty, to purchase temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
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