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Originally posted by Unregistered
What if Vinnie reads a post he doesn't like or feels that public opinion about his servant is declining and decides to maliciously implement actual spyware that sends personal information about the user back to him, or spreads it throughout the network? What is stopping him from doing this? |
Vinnie on the Gnutella Developers Forum:
"If something isn't done, then I will assume its OK to use the same tactics with respect to dropping messages, retry intervals, servant bias, and propaganda that I have seen elsewhere."
Looks like he's already started.
There's nothing stopping him, and with his control/dictator attitude, its 98% that he will do something soon. He has threatened already with his new forum, and now with his new software.
GO OPEN SOURCE! If it's not open source, it doesn't belong on the Gnutella network. Plain and simple. Gnutella is open, so should be the software.
The problem is commercial interests want to make a buck off it. Let them create their own network!
DO NOT SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT ISN'T OPEN SOURCE!