Freenet Stable build 5072 released

[Ken]

This new build incorporates the new "rate limiting" load balancing mechanism discussed here. Rate limiting has proven surprisingly effective in the unstable branch, typically keeping a node's load within a few percentage points of where it is supposed to be. This is in stark contrast to previous load balancing attempts where load was continuously so high as to render Freenet nodes almost completely useless.

This build also fixes a number of bugs that were causing excessive memory usage. We anticipate more such fixes in the future, but users should notice significant improvement already.

Existing users can upgrade to this snapshot. Linux users should run the "update.sh" script in their freenet directory, Windows users should use the upgrade option in the Freenet section of their Start Menu.

Source, and further information.

[DudeAsInCool]

I spoke to Ian Clarke once. He's a decent guy and his intentions are noble. I wish him much success with this..