On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 11:28:32AM +1100, Zem wrote:
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> It's not just Whiterose. A new developer needs to learn at least the
> basics of the Freenet protocol before they can tackle Whiterose or
> Fred. The major documents are incorrect or out of date. Anyone asking
> questions about the current protocol is referred to the Fred source
> code, or expected to trawl through the mailing list archives for
> important decisions buried in flame wars.
Actually, I have been trying to tell people with questions to ask right
here, or via email or on irc if they want. Just be specific (there is
most certainly good documentation of the general concept - Theo's paper
for example).
Ask questions, I'll answer, and then somebody can cut it together into a
more comprehensive documentation. I know it isn't rational, but I find it
easier to right 500 words in reply to an email than those same words off
my head into a documentation.
> The mainstream Freenet developers have the advantage of an early start.
> Even Freenet 0.2 was relatively simple, as Liberator demonstrates. 0.3
> is more complex - key exchange, crypto, multiple keytypes - yet has less
> documentation.
But it is fairly abstracted and layered. You don't need to understand the
progressive hash to work on the key exchange, or vice versa. You don't
have to understand the presentation protocol to work on the datastore.
> Catch-22: a new developer has to understand Freenet before they can
> follow Whiterose or Fred, but they have to read Whiterose or Fred to
> follow Freenet.
>
> Fred is the only real starting point. Would you have the patience to
> read Fred as an introduction, then Whiterose for seconds? There's
> enough of a barrier to Fred.
>
> Coders don't want to waste time reading code, they'd rather write.
>
>
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