On Tuesday 29 May 2001 04:20 pm, you wrote: > > > And are you saying that setting up a browser to use > > > > external proxies is > > > > > harder than mastering the Freenet 'alphabet soup' > > > > URIs? > > > > > > You have to give extra verbage when you put a freenet > > key in a web document. Even if you have a > > href='freenet://scoobiedoo.free' you still have to > > have a paragraph explaining that they need to download > > and install Freenet, download and install FreeWeb or > > one of the FreeWeb clones (that don't exist) for every > > OS, and then how to configure their proxy. > > These arguments are dry and outdated. > Installing a program is not a massive task. > I suppose these were the same arguments used when the HTTP protocol of FTP > protocol were invented > and people wold just say "OH you can just type in all the commands you > want, with these enormous lexigraphs" > > ARGGGHH I say. Make a user friendly interface. I dont want to have to > consult my 32 Volumes of Freenet command switches to make my freenet site.
People can make a GUI for creating freesites without adding the insecure .free part. > > Repeat after me: > > > > Freenet is not the WWW > > Freenet is not the WWW > > Freenet is not the WWW > > Freenet is not the WWW > > Well duh. > freeweb is to freenet as WWW is to HTTP! > Its a naming process. > WWW is to HTTP? Huh? > > People who want security will use MSK/SSK. People > > who don't need it will use Windows and FreeWeb or > > more likely a web server. If someone really needs > > encryption they will take the extra time to do it > > right. > > So how does the naming compromise security again? > This is a perfect example of why .free is bad. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. FreeWeb relies on KSKs which are insecure! > I fail to see the problem with making it easier for people to secure their > stuff. > Command line people will say its the easiest thing in the world. Just cd > to /usr/devNULL/42//bin and > execute 'boringcommand /ssd /a hhhDD44D3 [opp23.a4] etc.... ' > > Oh yeah, > > Command line ism is the future to security. right? > > Wrong. Nobody is suggesting using command line interfaces. Where did you get that from? > > Jay Ferguson > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Devl mailing list Devl at freenetproject.org http://lists.freenetproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devl
