>> But then when the opennet is blocked (I'm going with 'when' rather
>> than 'if'),
>> any communication problems between those darknets will be
>> exacerbated. We
>> can't rely on opennet as a mechanism for linking different darknets
>> - darknet
>> routing needs to work on its own.
>
> That's a great, and laudable goal. But I think it's more important
> to be practical where possible, while remaining idealistic in
> principal.
> We can't just wave our hands, and hope that people will create
> darknet connections from China to France/US/Canada/Wherever...
>
> Using a hybrid model certainly allows the Darknets, so if the world
> comes down, we can rely on the few links... But for the times when
> we CAN use opennet, it's better to allow those connections.
>
> Keep in mind, even if Opennet is illegal in China, if you do Darknet
> from China to Darknet node in Taiwan (Or wherever), then connect
> that to an opennet node in Taiwan, you can connect to the rest of
> the Opennet, including Free countries.
>
> Essentially, we can use the Darknets to connect to places where it's
> safe to run opennets, even neither us, nor the people in Taiwan,
> know anyone in the west.
>
> -Colin
