No relation except that it's created by the same person tackling the same problem (in a more general way) and sharing many underlying concepts like small world networking. The FAQ covers the main differences: https://freenet.org/faq#faq-3
I assume they may be referring to freenets that was an early method of accessing the internet for free, not requiring AOL or some other service for access.
True, they might be referring to that, although if so this is the first time I’ve heard such a complaint in 25 years.
The usage of the term "free-net" to describe early methods of free internet access was quite obscure even in 1999, I only learned of it years after starting Freenet.
No relation except that it's created by the same person tackling the same problem (in a more general way) and sharing many underlying concepts like small world networking. The FAQ covers the main differences: https://freenet.org/faq#faq-3
I assume they may be referring to freenets that was an early method of accessing the internet for free, not requiring AOL or some other service for access.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-net
ex. https://naples.net/
True, they might be referring to that, although if so this is the first time I’ve heard such a complaint in 25 years.
The usage of the term "free-net" to describe early methods of free internet access was quite obscure even in 1999, I only learned of it years after starting Freenet.
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