Summary: Freenet, quite possibly the most exciting file-sharing technology out there, is unfortunately a little difficult to install and administer. Your intrepid author spent a weekend with literally no sleep (strong tea and death metal can do wonders) figuring it out when he first got his hands on it back in September 2000. Fortunately, Freenet's ease of use has come a long way since then. With an hour or two of work, anyone competent in Linux system administration should be able to get their own Freenet node up and running