#Freenet / #Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1506 is now available:

- fix vulnerability,
- update plugins,
- optimize routing, and
- upkeep

https://www.hyphanet.org/freenet-hyphanet-075-build-1504-1505-1506-fix-vulnerability-optimize-routing-cleanups-and-upkeep.html

Many thanks to all the contributors and testers who made this release possible!

#decentralization #p2p #privacy #FreeSoftware #censorship

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The insert of #Freenet / #Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1505 to the update key has started.

Your node should update automatically, if you have auto-update enabled.

For info, either read the release notes linked by the updater or check the release on Github:
https://github.com/hyphanet/fred/releases/tag/build01505

This update is fix for a critical vulnerability. Please update -- if you can’t, disable javascript in the node web interface to mitigate the vulnerability.

Release Freenet / Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1505 · hyphanet/fred

Freenet / Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1505 is now available. This release fixes a vulnerability in the progress bar of downloads via the web interface (fproxy). The Javascript code for updating the progre...

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@pfr
Didn't it become #hyphanet?

If you don’t want your communication to be traced, stored in a database, and analyzed to find out whether you may protest, use a pseudonym that can’t be traced back to you.

And only tell close friends that this is you.

For example use #Sone via #Freenet / #Hyphanet.

Start with https://www.hyphanet.org

The insert of #Freenet / #Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1504 to the update key starts now.

Your node should update automatically, if you have auto-update enabled.

For info, either read the release notes linked by the updater or check the release on Github:
https://github.com/hyphanet/fred/releases/tag/build01504

To watch it spread, use the release watcher page: USK@xg4EAt59dkGkGdwiEPAPDbdoc36e3QZhtThbpA~FjrE,nPtfp976OP3MwMKJB-UdSdn83vyZ6PLsE5rDrz4GQEo,AQACAAE/watch-1504/-4/

Thank you for using Hyphanet!

https://www.hyphanet.org

Release Freenet 0.7.5 build 1504 · hyphanet/fred

Freenet 0.7.5 build 1504 is now available. This release brings updates to plugins, optimization for routing, cleanups and upkeep. Plugin updates WebOfTrust got updated to 0.4.5 build 21. Dead seed ...

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Test release for #Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1504.

Please help check it by going into Configuration, Auto Update, switching to advanced mode and setting "Where should #Freenet look for updates?" to:

USK@wytBz~rduWSo9-MmVW4AVqY3ESebPPCP9vC-eSxe-vg,mZqWi0sHmhn5kt0idu-~K4pk~~8eNXxMeYen73FOfA8,AQACAAE/jar/1503

Additional info from:
http://localhost:8888/USK@sUm3oJISSEU4pl2Is9qa1eRoCLyz6r2LPkEqlXc3~oc,yBEbf-IJrcB8Pe~gAd53DEEHgbugUkFSHtzzLqnYlbs,AQACAAE/random_babcom/591/#Testreleasefor0751504isinserting

@dthompson Maybe I should also create a video of FMS on #Freenet / #Hyphanet
It’s been happily jugging along for 20 years now:

https://freesocial.draketo.de/fms_en.html
via https://www.hyphanet.org

… but it’s definitely not for kids.

Which gets to the actually hard requirements: discord is used by gamers. A replacement needs actually working moderation that keeps communication safe(-r than discord today). In groups.

And that’s a hard problem.

Quick look back on 2025: #Hyphanet 0.7.5 build 1504 isn’t released yet, but many improvements are merged already:
https://github.com/hyphanet/fred/blob/next/NEWS.md

Looking forward to release them soon!

In the meantime: why not take two times 15 minutes between the years to install and try out Hyphanet?

https://www.hyphanet.org/

Spin it up, install the Sone plugin, add a pseudonym, then take a break and give it an hour in the background while Sone fetches messages from other pseudonyms.

#decentralization #p2p #privacy

@mike805
BitTorrent wouldn't work as a censorship circumvention technique in China. The government would just check the DHT for downloaders of banned torrents and go after them.
However, the creater of #Freenet (not #Hyphanet) says that anonymity layers will be possible; they're just not on by default.
@freezenet