DISCUSSION OF FREEPORT SOFTWARE Installing Freeport is difficult, initially, and it's recommended that you have the installation performed by someone with a programming background (formal or informal, but Unix experience will make it easier.) Once you've got it up and running, it's fairly low-maintenance and easily accessible. There was a general endorsement of Andrew Patrick's advice to "try out different flavours". How this is done is simple: log on to other FreeNets and see how they operate; and call their administrators and ask them what they think of the software they're using (Freeport of otherwise.) Another suggestion made was to approach the Free Software Foundation about developing a better software for running a freenet -- something easy to install and that will continue to provide access to the maximum number of users. Making Freeport software multi-lingual is major difficulty becaise it has English hard-coded deep into the source code - changes are time consuming and expensive. Questions were raised about the usefulness of having a standard "Town Square" first menu. The gist of the ensuing debate was that this would easier for roving users - but might stifle a rich diversity. No resolution was reached.