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<h3><a name="gnunet-0.11.0pre66-release">GNUnet 0.11.0pre66</a></h3> |
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Wed, 06/06/2018 - 07:20 - Christian Grothoff<br> |
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<p>Download link: |
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<li>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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<li>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz.sig |
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<li>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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<li>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz.sig |
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<li>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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<li>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz.sig |
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</p> |
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<p>We are pleased to announce the release of GNUnet 0.11.0pre66. |
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<p>This is a pre-release to assist developers and downstream |
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packagers to test the package before the final release after four |
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years of development. |
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<p>In terms of usability, users should be aware that there are still |
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a very large number of known open issues in particular with respect |
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to ease of use, but also some critical privacy issues especially for |
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mobile users. Also, the nascent network is tiny (~200 peers) and thus |
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unlikely to provide good anonymity or extensive amounts of |
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interesting information. As a result, the 0.11.0 release and |
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especially this pre-release are only suitable for early adopters with |
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some reasonable pain tolerance. |
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</p> |
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<h4 class="western">License change</h4> |
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<p>GNUnet 0.11.0pre66 is the first release that will be made under |
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the GNU Affero General Public License v3+. After a significant amount |
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of internal discussion lead constructively by Lynx (thanks!), the |
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conclusion has been that the IPC and REST APIs should be extended |
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with support for an GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_AGPL or /agpl request that |
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enables users of these client/service-style APIs to download the |
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source code. |
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</p> |
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<p>Naturally, the discussion on licensing may not necessarily end |
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here, but at this point we are not aware of any dissent in the |
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community and this release seems to be the right time to make such a |
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change. While the final decision was not subjected to a broad |
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feedback round, this was done simply on the grounds that this |
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placement of the AGPL API seems to addresses all concerns that were |
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raised. Finally, thanks to the copyright assignment all developers |
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are participating in, the community will be able to revise this |
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decision later if necessary. |
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</p> |
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<p>It should also be noted that this change does not impose |
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additional restrictions on the licensing models of GNU Taler or pEp: |
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both projects have agreements with GNUnet e.V. that ensure that they |
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can make decisions that fit these applications (not to mention |
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significant parts of GNU Taler are already AGPLv3+ already). |
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</p> |
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<h4 class="western">About GNUnet</h4> |
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<p>GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking. GNUnet's |
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primary design goals are to protect the privacy of its users and to |
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guard itself against attacks or abuse. At this point, GNUnet offers |
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four primary applications on top of the framework: |
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<p>The file-sharing service allows anonymous censorship-resistant |
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file-sharing. Files, searches and search results are encrypted to |
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make it hard to control, track or censor users. GNUnet's anonymity |
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protocol (gap) is designed to make it difficult to link users to |
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their file-sharing activities. Users can also individually trade-off |
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between performance and anonymity. Despite providing anonymity, |
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GNUnet's excess-based economy rewards contributing users with better |
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performance. |
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</p> |
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<p>The VPN service allows offering of services within GNUnet (using |
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the .gnu TLD) and can be used to tunnel IPv4 and IPv6 traffic over |
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the P2P network. The VPN can also be used for IP protocol translation |
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(6-to-4, 4-to-6) and it is possible to tunnel IP traffic over GNUnet |
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(6-over-4, 4-over-6). Note that at this stage, it is possible for |
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peers to determine the IP address at which services are hosted, so |
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the VPN does not offer anonymity. |
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</p> |
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<p>The GNU Name System (GNS) provides a fully-decentralized and |
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censorship resistant replacement for DNS. GNS can be used alongside |
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DNS and can be integrated with legacy applications (such as |
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traditional browsers) with moderate effort. GNS provides |
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censorship-resistance, memorable names and cryptographic integrity |
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protection for the records. Note that at this stage, it is possible |
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for a strong adversary to determine which peer is responsible for a |
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particular zone, GNS does not offer strong anonymity. However, GNS |
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offers query privacy, that is other participants can typically not |
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decrypt queries or replies. |
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</p> |
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<p>Conversation allows voice calls to be made over GNUnet. Users are |
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identified using GNS and voice data is encrypted. However, |
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Conversation does not provide anonymity at this stage --- other peers |
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may observe a connection between the two endpoints and it is possible |
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to determine the IP address associated with a phone. |
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</p> |
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<p>Other applications, including in particular the SecuShare social |
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networking application, are still strictly experimental. |
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</p> |
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<p>For developers, GNUnet offers: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Access to all subsystems via clean |
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C APIs |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Mostly written in C, but |
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extensions possible in other languages |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Multi-process architecture for |
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fault-isolation between components |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Use of event loop and processes |
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instead of threads for ease of development |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Extensive logging and statistics |
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facilities |
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</p> |
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<li><p>Integrated testing library for automatic deployment of |
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large-scale experiments with tens of thousands of peers |
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</p> |
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</ul> |
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<h4 class="western">Noteworthy improvements in 0.11.0pre66</h4> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Improved documentation, converting |
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Drupal handbook to Texinfo (thanks ng0!) |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">GNU Name System now can take over |
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arbitrary TLDs, and support for conversion from DNS zones to GNS |
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exists |
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</p> |
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<li><p>Critical bugfixes in CORE, DHT and CADET subsystems |
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</p> |
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</ul> |
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<p>The above is just the short list, our bugtracker lists over 350 |
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individual issues that were resolved (see |
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https://gnunet.org/bugs/changelog_page.php). |
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</p> |
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<h4 class="western">Known Issues</h4> |
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<p>We have a few issues that are most likely not resolved in the |
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final release. Users should be aware of these issues, which we hope |
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to address shortly. |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">There are known major design |
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issues in TRANSPORT, ATS and CORE which will need to be addressed |
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for usability, performance and security. |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">There are known moderate |
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implementation limitations in CADET that impact performance. |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">There are known moderate design |
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issues in FS that also impact usability and performance. |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">There are minor implementation |
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limitations in SET that create unnecessary attack surface for |
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availability. |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">The Web site and manuals still |
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need significant rework. |
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</p> |
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<li><p>Subsystems related to SecuShare and RPS remain experimental. |
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</p> |
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</ul> |
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<p>In addition to this list, you may also want to consult our bug |
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tracker at https://gnunet.org/bugs/ which lists about 200 more |
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specific issues. Availability |
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<p>The GNUnet 0.11.0pre66 source code is available from all GNU FTP |
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mirrors. The GTK frontends (which includes the gnunet-setup tool) are |
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a separate download. Please note that some mirrors might still be |
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synchronizing. |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">GNUnet on a FTP mirror near you |
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http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">GNUnet GTK on an FTP mirror near |
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you http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">GNUnet FUSE on an FTP mirror near |
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you http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">GNUnet on the primary GNU FTP |
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server ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnunet/gnunet-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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</p> |
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<li><p style="margin-bottom: 0in">GNUnet GTK on the primary GNU FTP |
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server |
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ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnunet/gnunet-gtk-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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</p> |
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<li><p>GNUnet FUSE on the primary GNU FTP server |
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ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gnunet/gnunet-fuse-0.11.0pre66.tar.gz |
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</p> |
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</ul> |
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<p>Note that GNUnet is now started using "gnunet-arm -s". |
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GNUnet should be stopped using "gnunet-arm -e". |
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</p> |
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<h4 class="western">Thanks</h4> |
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<p>This release was the work of many people. The following people |
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contributed code and were thus easily identified: Christian Grothoff, |
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Matthias Wachs, Bart Polot, Sree Harsha Totakura, Nathan S. Evans, |
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Martin Schanzenbach, Julius Bünger, Nils Gillmann, Philipp |
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Tölke, Florian Dold, Руслан |
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Ижбулатов, |
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tg(x), David Barksdale, Christian Fuchs, Nils Durner, Omar Tarabai, |
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Maximilian Szengel, Supriti Singh, lurchi, David Brodski, xrs, Fabian |
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Oehlmann, Carlo von lynX, Christophe Genevey Metat, Jeffrey Burdges, |
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Safey A.Halim, Daniel Golle, Phil, Bruno Cabral, Ji Lu, Heikki |
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Lindholm, Markus Teich, t3sserakt, Claudiu Olteanu, Marcello |
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Stanisci, Moon, anryko, Arthur Dewarumez, Julien Morvan, Adnan H, Lin |
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Tong, Andreas Fuchs, Christian Rupp, jah, Alejandra Morales, Matthias |
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Kolja Miehl, Andrew Cann, Antonio Ojea, Pascal Mainini, amirouche and |
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hark. |
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