On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Matthew Toseland <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: > On Tuesday 19 August 2008 16:17, Ian Clarke wrote: >> Incidentally, where did the '5 friend' requirement come from. >> >> Is opennet more secure than having 4 friends? > > Opennet is probably more secure than having only 1 friend ... unless you are > reasonably confident that they are not evil. > > Five friends is just a guesstimate for adequate performance and connectivity.
So why require it? By requiring it, you are forcing people with only 4 friends to either use opennet, or not use Freenet. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, Uprizer Labs Email: ian at uprizer.com Cell: +1 512 422 3588