>>>>> "IC" == Ian Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
IC> around it. Attempts by people to kick people off for running
IC> Freenet could be the perfect demonstration of how dumb this
IC> is. Anyone who didn't think that there would be a PR battle
IC> at some point in Freenet's development was not thinking ahead.
Hey, I have a great idea! Setting up some file traders by leaving a
known security risk in the product is great for publicity, I
agree. But what if we set up someone to go to JAIL? Or to get KILLED?
That'd be even BETTER!
There's one thing I know: I don't plan on being the patsy who loses
his ISP account for the greater glory of Freenet. I've already turned
off my nodes and contacted friends to set up a private net (protected
by our firewalls). I can't honestly encourage anyone to use Freenet,
knowing that it has such gaping risks.
IC> Also, many Freenet nodes I am aware of seem to run from
IC> Universities which are quite protective of their users - many
IC> Universities extended a one-fingered salute when the RIAA
IC> tried to tell them to remove users for running Napster, citing
IC> free-speech concerns, if these concerns applied to Napster,
IC> then they would *definitely* apply to Freenet.
Many, many universities shut down Napster even before getting RIAA
letters. Those gutsy schools are the exception, not the rule.
~Mr. Bad
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