[GNUnet-developers] Freenet 0.5

[Jan Marco Alkema]

Hello Krista, Christian, and others,

I find Gnunet very good for:

-       the use of RSA encryption for file transfer.
-       the adapting of existing algorithm from literature (bloomfilter, RSA
encryption, etc.)
-       the architecture of the source code. Core, different possible GUI’s, 
etc.

In mine opinion Gnunet can be improved by :
-       the use of database programs (MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, Postgress, etc.)
besides flat files. Store all data in (My)SQL. Have a good database design.
All warnings, errors must be stored in database.
-       automatically distribution of the source code.
-       the integration of a cdrecord program. All Cd’s, Dvd’s (distributions)
must automatically be identified.
-       the use of trusted third party concepts.
-       different portable GUI’s for all platforms (Java, Windows API, etc.).
-       transport and the level of encryption depending on the information. For
example the photos of the summer camp have not to be encrypted. They can be
spread on the Gnunet with “ftp speed”. Mail text encrypt with x number key.
Attachments and streaming video encrypt with y number key (y << x).
-       first zip than encrypt. Before file transfer the file should be zipped.
The zip should be depending on the bytes in the file. Maybe another zip
program is needed for jpg files than for text files.
-       The use of banking transactions for coordination means to give priority 
to
the requesting file transfers.

If someone of the mail list has other (better) opinions and suggestions I’ll
glad to hear,

Greetings Jan Marco

P.S. Weak things can be transferred to strong things and the other way
around. The strong thing of encryption of all files can, under certain
circumstances, be overdone.