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FreeNet introduces
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The most fundamental improvement to Freenet’s core algorithm,
“Next Generation Routing”, is now in the experimental branch of CVS. NGrouting
holds the promise of making Freenet much faster than it is today, while
improving virtually all aspects of Freenet’s performance. To learn more about
NGrouting see
here, if you would like to try it out see
here.
Donations:
Freenet development is moving along thanks to the generous
donations that make it possible to employ a full time developer. If you care
about your anonymity and the development of the freenet project please consider
donating. To visit the donations page click
here
What is Freenet?
Freenet is free software which lets you publish and obtain information on the
Internet without fear of censorship. To achieve this freedom, the network is
entirely decentralized and publishers and consumers of information are
anonymous. Without anonymity there can never be true freedom of speech, and
without decentralization the network will be vulnerable to attack.
Communications by Freenet nodes are encrypted and are “routed-through” other
nodes to make it extremely difficult to determine who is requesting the
information and what its content is.
Users contribute to the network by giving bandwidth and a portion of their
hard drive (called the “data store”) for storing files. Unlike other
peer-to-peer file sharing networks, Freenet does not let the user control what
is stored in the data store. Instead, files are kept or deleted depending on how
popular they are, with the least popular being discarded to make way for newer
or more popular content. Files in the data store are encrypted to reduce the
likelihood of prosecution by persons wishing to censor Freenet content.
The network can be used in a number of different ways and isn’t restricted to
just sharing files like other peer-to-peer networks. It acts more like an
Internet within an Internet. For example Freenet can be used for:
- Publishing websites or ‘freesites’
- Communicating via message boards
Related Posts
- Freenet’s Next Generation Routing Protocol
- Freenet 0.5.2 Final Released
- New Freenet architecture ready for the big time
- New “Dark” Freenet Available for Testing
- Freenet Stable Build 5077
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