peter> On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 04:29:52PM -0500, Kendall Clark
peter> wrote: [snip]
>>
>> I suppose the only solutions are to 1) have IMC's web server,
>> Apache, stop logging IPs ...
peter> [snip]
peter> How about hosting the IMC in Freenet
peter> (www.freenet-project.org)?
Sure. That's been discussed. But
1. Freenet doesn't help with httpd logs, since the point there is to
keep them secure from prying, governmental eyes; that is, they can
be considered analogous to privileged notes of a journalist, as
they can be used to reveal the identity of people ("sources") who
use the IMC site. Rubberhose is more useful than Freenet for the
httpd *logs*.
2. Freenet isn't quite mature enough to be able to use w/out
significant sysadmin work (at least, that's the last word I heard
about it), and the IMC Tech collective is perpetually shorthanded
3. IMC *content* -- which benefit from being censor and tamper proff
-- will almost certainly eventually be copied to Freenet by means
of some gateway; and that will likely happen once Freenet is
mature, widely deployed, and some IMC techies get time to make it
happen.
Interestingly, if Napster gets its filter system in place, and starts the subscription service, there will be an influx of attention and use of both Freenet and Mojo Nation, which may aid their maturation. Having lots of different stuff on Freenet, like IMC content, will help both IMC and Freenet, since the latter needs to be used for purposes other than copyrighted-music swapping. Those other uses would seem to make it harder to shut down, legally, than if it's only being used a la Napster. But IANAL.
Best, Kendall Clark