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Good question, this has understandably been confusing. They’re two distinct pieces of software created by the same project. The original Freenet dates back to
by sanity 9mo ago
Good question, this has understandably been confusing.
They’re two distinct pieces of software created by the same project. The original Freenet dates back to the early 2000s and focused heavily on anonymity. In 2023 it was spun out into its own project and renamed Hyphanet. The two systems are very different and not compatible.
Work on a clean-slate successor started in 2019 under the internal name Locutus. That codebase rethinks the design from the ground up, based on lessons from running the original Freenet for many years and with different tradeoffs.
After the split in 2023, Locutus was renamed back to Freenet. What’s being shown here is that newer Freenet.
There’s a longer history and rationale in the FAQ if you want more detail:
https://freenet.org/faq/#what-is-the-projects-history https://freenet.org/faq/#what-is-the-projects-history