After four months of work, Freenet 0.5.1 is now available. It features substantial improvements above the last release, 0.5.0.7, including: * Greatly improved support for large files. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the node code allows the reliable downloading of files as large as 600MB from Freenet at average download rates that can reach as high as 90k/sec on a broadband internet connection (which compares quite favorably to more conventional P2P applications). * Address Resolution Keys, which eliminate the dependancy on dyndns that permanent nodes formerly had, more dynamic routing, automatic IP address detection, and nodes are now "permanent" by default (note that the new routing code means a permanent node need not be on 24 hours a day). * Lots of bug fixes, performance improvements, and more. Full release notes at http://freenetproject.org/tiki-index.php?page=ReleaseNotes051
Windows users, get it from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/freenet/freenet-webinstall.exe?download (md5 30e122cf9bd0813296b721e9ece9f670) The above is the Windows web-installer, it will fetch some additional files and install the node. Linux users, get it from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/freenet/freenet-0.5.1.tar.gz?download (md5sum 79752570c8e02f0d11a6f1dc4a750e95) The source is available from CVS, or http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/freenet/freenet-0.5.1.src.tar.bz2?download (md5sum f4362e577729df27374d99d5ee323c2b) More details are at the web site, at http://freenetproject.org/tiki-index.php?page=Download Freenet development has been proceding more quickly over the last six months partly because the Freenet Project has been paying my living costs ($1500/month) out of donations, so that I can work full time on Freenet. If you want this to continue, donate to the Freenet Project at http://freenetproject.org/tiki-index.php?page=Donate -- Matthew Toseland toad at amphibian.dyndns.org/amphibian at users.sourceforge.net Full time freenet hacker. http://freenetproject.org/ Freenet Distribution Node (temporary) at http://80-192-4-36.cable.ubr09.na.blueyonder.co.uk:8889/99TXlPMEUZI/ ICTHUS. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20030317/433d9705/attachment.pgp>
