The submitter is the creator of the original Freenet. If anybody gets to decide what we will call Freenet, it’s him.
I'd agree if this was more like a Freenet v3, but it's an entirely different project with completely different goals.
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That’s not how contributing money to the success of a specific thing should be able to work at all.
> If anybody gets to decide what we will call Freenet, it’s him.
Perhaps.
Though reusing the name for an entirely different project with a different codebase is disingenuous to say the least.
That won't do his reputation any good, especially in a field where reputation matters.
> Though reusing the name for an entirely different project with a different codebase is disingenuous to say the least.
Same project, same goals, and it's not even the first time we started with a fresh codebase - we did it in 2008.
> That won't do his reputation any good, especially in a field where reputation matters.
This drama never comes up anywhere except HN where it seems to be the obsession of a small number of vocal people who never have anything to say about the substance of the project. I don't lose any sleep over it.
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