Normally I would think a drop in replacement would mean I could switch to it and do everything the same as I was doing it. But my guess is that if I did this drop in replacement that little to none of the web activities I partake in would work anymore. So maybe my thoughts aren't quite what is meant.
I'm not sure what this means.
> it's drop-in from the perspective of the user
From my perspective as a user, if after doing the drop in replacement, I can't use my bank's web site or browse Hacker News the same way, or watch TV on Hulu, it's not a drop in replacement because what I did before no longer works. It's not clear to me if this is the case with Freenet.
See the diagram here: [1]
> From my perspective as a user, if after doing the drop in replacement, I can't use my bank's web site or browse Hacker News the same way, or watch TV on Hulu, it's not a drop in replacement because what I did before no longer works
Those are centralized services, the idea is to allow the creation of decentralized alternatives that can still be used through familiar tools like the web browser.
And if I can't access those services on Freenet then it's not a drop in replacement.
It may very well be a replacement. My issue is it being called a drop in replacement if it's not.