Re: [Gzz] Overnet

[hemppah]

Hi,


Overnet is based on http://kademlia.scs.cs.nyu.edu/pubs.html. Indeed, this is
what the author of Overnet said:

>I don't really have any. Overnet is a distributed hash table. You can see
>basically how this works by reading: http://kademlia.scs.cs.nyu.edu/pubs.html
>Thanks,
>Jed. 

Hopefully this helps,
-Hermanni



Quoting Benja Fallenstein <address@hidden>:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> address@hidden wrote:
> 
> >I actually meant that you can download it freely (Win & Linux) - without
> any
> >payments.
> >
> 
> Ok.
> 
> >I think there is no source code available for Overnet, because it was
> >created by MetaMachine (a company). So Overnet is free, but not free &
> open
> >software.
> >
> 
> Since there was miscommunication, it's probably good to be picky: the 
> terms Free Software, Libre Software, Open Source and Open Source 
> Software mean software which may be freely studied, modified, and 
> redistributed (in original or modified form), to paraphrase the FSF's 
> list of freedoms. Software that can be downloaded at no charge is called 
> Freeware, "available at no charge," or "free as in beer."
> 
> Personally, to me the difference is:
> - Available at no charge: what I download to try it out, or for 
> personaal use if there's no Free (Libre) replacement matching my needs.
> - Free Software: what I prefer to use if at all possible; what I'm able 
> to base a product on.
> 
> - Benja
> 
> 




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