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Freenet is a Peer-to-Peer network with main focus on security and anonymity (for both authours and consumers of information). It is based on a [http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/teaching/sp2001/readings/freenet.pdf paper](pdf) by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Clarke_%28computer_scientist%29 Ian Clarke]. In 2005 Freenet was [http://wikiserver.freenethelp.org:14741/FreenetFAQ completely rewritten] because of a new design concept that was to be implemented - the Darknet. This new version of Freenet, namely version 0.7, is not compatible to any older versions. This article deals with Freenet 0.7 exclusively. |
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==What is Freenet ?== |
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Freenet has the freedom of informationexchange as it's primary goal. Legal and moral concerns that are connected with free and untraceable exchange of data, like sharing of illegal music- or videofiles, or even contents contemptuous of the human rights, are secondary to that goal. Ian Clarke argues, that they are in fact mutually exclusive : |
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You cannot guarantee freedom of speech and enforce copyright law. It is for this reason that Freenet, a system designed to protect Freedom of Speech, must prevent enforcement of copyright. |
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- Ian Clarke, [http://freenetproject.org/philosophy.html On Freenet Philosphy] |
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Matthew Toseland, the main developer of Freenet, also states that : |
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- Matthew Toseland [http://archives.freenetproject.org/http:/archives.freenetproject.org/message/20050712.030754.71f0ef53.en.html Discussion on the possibility of censorship in Freenet], [http://archives.freenetproject.org/list/announce.en.html Freenet mailing mist archives] |
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==Goals== |
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Revision as of 14:01, 26 August 2007
Freenet is a Peer-to-Peer network with main focus on security and anonymity (for both authours and consumers of information). It is based on a paper(pdf) by Ian Clarke. In 2005 Freenet was completely rewritten because of a new design concept that was to be implemented - the Darknet. This new version of Freenet, namely version 0.7, is not compatible to any older versions. This article deals with Freenet 0.7 exclusively.
What is Freenet ?
Philosphy
Freenet has the freedom of informationexchange as it's primary goal. Legal and moral concerns that are connected with free and untraceable exchange of data, like sharing of illegal music- or videofiles, or even contents contemptuous of the human rights, are secondary to that goal. Ian Clarke argues, that they are in fact mutually exclusive :
You cannot guarantee freedom of speech and enforce copyright law. It is for this reason that Freenet, a system designed to protect Freedom of Speech, must prevent enforcement of copyright.
- Ian Clarke, On Freenet Philosphy
Matthew Toseland, the main developer of Freenet, also states that :
- Matthew Toseland Discussion on the possibility of censorship in Freenet, Freenet mailing mist archives
Goals
The main goal of Freenet (0.7) is to provide a way to safely exchange information in a "hostile environment", such as an oppressive dictatorship. This implies the following subgoals.
References
- I. Clarke, O. Sandberg, B. Wiley and T.W. Hong, "Freenet: A Distributed Anonymous Information Storage and Retrieval System", Workshop on Design Issues in Anonymity and Unobservability, 2000 [1](pdf)