On Thu, 27 Jul 2006, Scruple Scruple <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why is alpha software Freenet 0.7 being pushed onto users on the >download page? I think it better that the stable Freenet 0.5 be featured >as the preferred download. > > http://freenet.sourceforge.net/download.html > > Until Freenet 0.7 has open-net I do not think it is ready to be treated >in favor of 0.5. New users are not sticking around on 0.7 because there >are few content, finding peers harder with darknet along other problems, >bugs and continual updates. > >Pushing 0.7 onto new users in spite of it lack of maturity is in poor form. > P.S. On a related topic of reports & complains about a lack of content >on Freenet 0.7, I may have an explanation for that. I am in touch with a >number of major Freenet (0.5) content providers since I run the largest >media & content index site on Freenet 0.5 (FreeNova). Many users, >including my self, are staying with 0.5 until 0.7 proves itself. > > Scruple >
I agree. I am willing to experiment with 0.7, but until it is stable enough that updates only come a couple of times a year and open-net is activated, I will be keeping my main content on 0.5 _______________________________________________ Support mailing list Support@freenetproject.org http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
