Fred 0.5
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"It's kind of a mix of Usenet, the Web, and a RAID disk system, all fudged 
up into a super-crypto wet dream" - The PigDog Journal

1. Blame
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1.1 People
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Many people have contributed over the years and it is impossible to list 
all of them, but those most likely to complain if they aren't included 
here are:

Ian Clarke       - Project Founder, Coordinator, and Egomaniac
Tavin Cole	 - Core Developer and Probable NSA Mole
Scott Miller     - Crypto Guru and Alcohol Lightweight
Oskar Sandberg   - Core Developer and Project Grouch
Brandon Wiley    - Retired Core Developer and Dance Dance Revolution Guru
Gianni Johansson - Core Developer and Womanizer

1.2 Copyright
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(c) Copyright 1999-2002 The Freenet Project Inc
Released under the GNU Public License Version 2.

2. Introduction 
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Fred (FREenet Daemon) is the reference Java implementation of the Freenet
Protocol.  Freenet is an architecture designed to permit true freedom of
communication over the Internet.  The system is designed to be used in
conjunction with one or more Freenet clients, and depending on the client,
can look like the World Wide Web, a Usenet server, or a file-sharing
application.  FProxy, a web interface to Freenet, is included.  See
http://freenetproject.org/ for more information.

This software was brought to you by the letter P, and several randomly
chosen large prime numbers.


3. Running Freenet 
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3.1 Requirements 
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Freenet requires a Java Runtime Environment to be installed prior to use.
Due to bugs in the current release version of Kaffe, and IBM's Java Runtime
Environment, we strongly suggest that you use the latest version of Sun's 
Java Runtime Environment for your platform (see http://java.sun.som/).

3.2 Starting Freenet
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Type:
> ./start-freenet.sh 

To run Freenet.  The first time you run it it will ask you some questions 
to create a configuration file.
