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Freenet.Sourceforge.Net: Freenet News #5

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 9, 2000

[ Thanks to Adam
Langley
for this link. ]

“Ian started off with an interesting point, something that might
come to be more common as Freenet gets more and more public
coverage.”

I have been approached by a guy who is interested in
streaming over Freenet. I mentioned that some of the developers
expressed an interest a while back in doing this.
He is well
funded and would be willing to financially compensate some
developers to devote some time to this.”

“Obviously we won’t allow people to bribe us to implement
inappropriate functionalty, however this is good functionality, and
if it gets done, while a few people get some money, then I don’t
see any harm in it.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

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