Stephen Blackheath schrieb:
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> > > Another possibility is for the user not to run a node, but to run the
> > > client only, and have the client pointed at the network somehow (by means
> > > of this same magic mechanism for a node to join the network). The client
> > > could then be configured to run an HTTP proxy itself, just for the period
> > > during which the client is running. This would be an ease-of-use thing
> > > for OWU's.
> >
> > No, every user should run a node.
>
> If you force users to run nodes, then you will get zillions of people
> running a node on a dialup modem for 15 minutes at a time. This would
> kill the network. Surely it's better to let them freeload than bugger up
> the network. (My facts may be wrong here.)
just don't let the node store any data.
not running own nodes will cause a big handicap.
assume MSN makes a big node and says to its users: "if you want to use freenet,
type xx.yy.zz.aa:bbbb as node." their users 'd do that, and 'd cause
the network to be very centralized. (o.k, there'd be a AOL-node, too).
when they run own nodes, the nodes will learn about other nodes; MSN (or
whatever) won't be more important than anything other with time. the network
'd be decentral. when restarting the node, the node still knows the other
nodes. the users node won't be known by anyone since it doesn't store data,
and therefore doesn't change datastore fields.
(hope i tell the truth)
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good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."
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