Comment Re:Silicone Valley (Score 2) 66
Freenet is also based on middle-out compression.
Comment Re:So i can just post 30TB and get it later? (Score 5, Informative) 66
No. Trying to push 30TB into Freenet will be interpreted as an attack on the network by other peers and they'll disconnect from your peer.
Freenet is better viewed as a communication medium than a storage medium. Data is prioritized according to demand, somewhat like an LRU cache. You can't upload 30TB and expect the network to preserve it for you.
On liability, running a Freenet peer is more like running network infrastructure that automatically routes and caches other people's traffic than intentionally publishing it. US law explicitly recognizes this distinction in the DMCA's provisions for transitory network communications and system caching. We discuss this in more detail in the FAQ.
Comment Re:Just a heads up, decentralized platforms... (Score 4, Informative) 66
You obviously haven't tried Freenet. You can join our room on River and you'll see no spam, no fraud, no hate speech, none of that.
Decentralized doesn't mean unmoderated. Systems built on Freenet can be moderated however their creators and communities want. River is moderated.
The difference is that nobody running one service gets to decide what everyone else is allowed to run.
Submission + - Freenet: Apps Without Platforms
Sanity writes: Earlier this year Slashdot covered the launch of the completely redesigned Freenet. I recently gave a talk about what we've been building since then. Unlike traditional web applications, apps on Freenet have no central server or database, with application state instead distributed across the network. These now include decentralized group chat, publishing, search, and fully decentralized Git hosting. The talk also gets into some of Freenet's internals, including how we use machine learning for network routing.
Comment Re:Where does the data live? (Score 4, Informative) 26
Thanks for your questions, Freenet caches data but it isn’t meant to be a long-term storage network. It’s better to think of it as a communication system. Data persists as long as at least one node remains subscribed to it. If nobody subscribes (including the author), it will eventually disappear from the network. So yes, if only your node subscribes then the data will only exist there and won’t be available when your machine is offline. But if other nodes subscribe it will be replicated automatically and remain available even if your node goes offline.
Comment Re:2023 (Score 1) 26
Not from 2023, the linked video is from last month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Submission + - New Freenet Network Launches With River Group Chat (freenet.org)
Sanity writes: Freenet’s new generation peer-to-peer network is now operational, along with the first application built on the network: a decentralized group chat system called River.
The new version is a complete redesign of the original project, focusing on real-time decentralized applications rather than static content distribution. Applications run as WebAssembly-based contracts across a small-world peer network, allowing software to operate directly on the network without centralized infrastructure.
An introductory video demonstrating the system is available on YouTube.
Slashdot previously covered the reboot of Freenet in 2023 in this article.
The new version is a complete redesign of the original project, focusing on real-time decentralized applications rather than static content distribution. Applications run as WebAssembly-based contracts across a small-world peer network, allowing software to operate directly on the network without centralized infrastructure.
An introductory video demonstrating the system is available on YouTube.
Slashdot previously covered the reboot of Freenet in 2023 in this article.
Comment Re:YouTube Computer Chronicles is stolen from arch (Score 2) 19
People mirror things off the Archive all the time. This show is explicitly open-licensed.
Comment Re:Everything About AI is Harmful (Score 1) 72
I wonder why I spend $200 a month on my various AI Services for zero positive benefit.
Comment The CEO donated during that stream (Score 3, Informative) 47
not a good look
Comment Efficient or Effective? (Score 1) 192
Would you rather it was efficent or effective?
âoeMake it easierâ is not a product strategy
https://uxdesign.cc/make-it-ea...
TDS isn't helpful either
Comment Re:This is how the US snapped up Germany's Best (Score -1, Flamebait) 275
> Climate science is getting utterly wrecked
climate science is junk science, so there's that
Comment ORWELLIAN Conditions (Score 1) 27
how is that perfectly legal arrangement part of the lawsuit
"I was working a a cashier in the store and they had a camera on the register and me 24/7"
Comment Re: I don't understand (Score 0) 1605
> Trump will continue to erode the democracy in the US.
list 5 things he has done that eroded democracy ?
Allowing illegals to vote is on the current admin
Comment I wish (Score 1) 6
however, you're retarded
