Author: Michael Rogers Date: To: Discussion of development issues Subject: Re: [freenet-dev] Post 0.7 idea: off-grid darknet!
Matthew Toseland wrote: >> Who says we need 8 GB per exchange for it to be viable? Seems to me that
>> even a few megabytes a day would be useful in a lot of places (or a few
>> kilobytes if you can choose which channels to participate in).
>
> Only if it's a broadcast system, and like I said, they can already do that.
There's already a sneakernet-based discussion system with channels and
strong pseudonyms? I don't think so.
> E.g. in Cuba, people use sneakernet to distribute illegal copies of western
> films just as they do video of government officials getting hammered in
> debating with students.
Sure, basic sneakernets already exist, but that doesn't mean more
advanced sneakernets are redundant.
> I was hoping for more diverse usage (as in cuba where internet connections are
> illegal, or near future china where even darknet freenet may be blocked).
Yeah, I think we have similar goals in mind, we just disagree about
whether a high-latency variant of Freenet is the best way to achieve them.
> However a modern underground organisation isn't necessarily a strict
> hierarchy.
Right, but it isn't necessarily a routable small world either. My point
is that Freenet relies on the social network having a certain form,
whereas Usenet-style flooding doesn't.
