What can Freenet do well already?

From the #freenet IRC channel at freenode.net [1]:

toad_¹: what can freenet do well already?

sharing and retrieving files asynchronously, freemail, IRC², publishing sites without need of a central server, sharing code repositories [2]
I can simply go online, upload a file, send the key to a friend and go offline. the friend can then retrieve the file, even though I am already offline without needing a central server.
and nobody can eavesdrop [3].
it might be kinda slow, but it actually makes it easy to publish stuff: via jSite, floghelper and others.
floghelper is cool: spam-resistant anonymous blogging without central server
and freereader is, too (even though it needs lots of polish): forward RSS feeds into freenet
you can actually exchange passwords in a safe way via freemail: anonymous email with an integrated web-interface and imap access.
- Justus and me coordinated the upload of the social networking site [4] onto my FTP solely over freemail, and I did not have any fear of eavesdropping - different from any other mail I write.

… I think I should store this conversation somewhere

which I hereby did - I hope you enjoyed this little insight into the #freenet channel :)

And if you grew interested, why not install freenet yourself [5]? It only takes a few clicks via webstart and you’re part of the censorship-resistant web.

toad alias Matthew Toseland is the main developer of freenet. He tends to see more of the remaining challenges and fewer of the achievements than me - which is a pretty good trait for someone who builds a system to which we might have to entrust our basic right of free speech if the world goes on like this. From a PR perspective it is a pretty horrible trait, though, because he tends to forget to tell people what freenet can already do well :) ↩
To setup the social networking features of Freenet, have a look at the social networking guide [6] ↩