[Reader-list] Freenet peer to peer network " Rewiring the internet"

[Supreet Sethi]

             Freenet is a large-scale peer-to-peer network which pools the
power of member computers
             around the world to create a massive virtual information store
open to anyone to freely publish or
             view information of all kinds. Freenet is: 

                 Highly survivable: All internal processes are completely
anonymized and decentralized
                 across the global network, making it virtually impossible for
an attacker to destroy
                 information or take control of the system. 
                 Private: Freenet makes it extremely difficult for anyone to
spy on the information that you
                 are viewing, publishing, or storing. 
                 Secure: Information stored in Freenet is protected by strong
cryptography against malicious
                 tampering or counterfeiting. 
                 Efficient: Freenet dynamically replicates and relocates
information in response to demand to
                 provide fast, scalable service and minimal bandwidth usage
regardless of load. 

              The system provides a flexible and powerful infrastructure
capable of supporting a wide range of
              applications, including: 

                 Uncensorable dissemination of controversial information:
Freenet protects freedom of
                 speech by enabling anonymous and uncensorable publication of
material ranging from
                 grassroots alternative journalism to banned exposes like
Peter (Spycatcher) Wright's and
                 David Shayler's revelations about MI5. 
                 Efficient distribution of high-bandwidth content: Freenet's
adaptive caching and
                 mirroring is being used to distribute Debian Linux software
updates and to combat the
                 Slashdot effect. 
                 Universal personal publishing: Freenet enables anyone to have
a website, without space
                 restrictions or compulsory advertising, even if you don't own
a computer. 
                 And many more! 

              Freenet is an open, democratic system which cannot be controlled
by any one person, not even its
              creators. It was originally designed by Ian Clarke and is being
implemented on the open-source
              model by a number of volunteers.


This has been dowloaded from http://freenet.sourceforge.net.

Things like freenet would be needed due to the way internet is becoming
client server system. where server is know all and have all where as client is 
passive entity.
Freenet insures flow of information without any blocks.



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