Re: [Mldonkey-users] Enough is enough! Please read this!

[Ariel Chylde]

Hi,

> First of all, I fully agree with Peter's Posting.
> But when I read some of the answers, I became upset:
> Some writers suggest to create a mldonkey-only network.
> This would exactly be the thing eMule is doing right now. We wouldn't be
> any better.

100% agree!

> Furthermore, it sounds like the beginning of a "war" between mldonkey
> and eMule/eDonkey. This would lead into a split of the community and of
> the network. Both clients would lose (sources and availability of
> files), perhaps one of them would even disappear.

100%agree!
Thats a good point!
There might be big linux servers out there, but remeber, 1000 windows 
clients with 10k upload each makes a nice 10000 kB upload bandwidth.
And we shouldn't bash windows users generally, there is a great number of 
ppl willing to support the p2p idea "correctly".
Of course there is a fast majority of leech-em-dry-emule users, but we 
should make a difference here.

> I understand your annoyance about eMule's strategy of preferring other
> eMule clients in sharing. This "feature" must be removed.

Yeah but how do so?
The emule developers don't care about otehr peoples opinions, they just 
enforce their way of thinking to the community and a large part of the 
windows community follows, because this thing hsa so sweeeet graphs and 
looks nice (so i was told ...).

> But despite this eMule is a popular windoze client with a really good
> and easy-to-use GUI suitable for its users. Mldonkey lacks this.

Really?
Try mldonkey-watch, very good looking, functional and kicking ass ;)
http://run.to/mldonkeywatch

> And remember: The network lives from popularity. Even if there are lots
> of leechers among them (they are also among us, don't forget!) - we will
> have to live with that. They will always be there.

ACK

> 1. Stop developing interfaces to other networks like KaZaA for the
> moment and start repairing the donkey network. This would be best done
> by improving the already built-in mldonkey server, maybe releasing a
> server-only version. Most important thing here is: This server MUST BE
> FREE. There must not be any client detection or things like that. We
> have to show that everybody is welcome and equally treated.

Good idea...
But then the server should be as good as the lugdunum patches, or it won't 
last long.
Server admins simple look for the best usage of their hardware.

> 2. Start porting mldonkey to windoze. Yes, you read it right.
> If we want to get rid of the eMule preference "feature", we should not
> only count on the support of the eMule developers. We have to give the
> unexperienced windoze user an alternative to access the network. At the
> same time this is a chance to show these users what sharing and
> community means.

Good idea!
Lots of people run to emule (and are stuck with the default limitations the 
client enforces) because the original client really isn't up to date 
anymore.
A good, modern alternative might convince lots of reasonable windows users 
to use a not that facts enforcing donkey client.

> The only way to persuade all users that our way is the right one for the
> community is to offer the best service in the network which must be open
> to and free for all clients.

ACK

Greetings

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