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Gnutella2?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the twice-as-good dept.

Anenga writes "A Windows (and somewhat WINE compatible) Gnutella client, Shareaza, has released a public preview of its next version which includes a re-designed Gnutella protocol they call "Gnutella2". Gnutella2 (or "G2") dumps the Gnutella broadcast model and uses a new global searching method with UDP connections. It also features compression to limit hub-to-hub (G2 Ultrapeers) bandwidth, Tiger Tree Hashing etc. Shareaza has released a small description of the revised protocol here, but plans to release a full spec to the GDF after the release of v1.7 Final. Gnutella2, which is really a revised Gnutella protocol, will also be free and open for anyone to use in their clients. Shareaza and G2 may give Gnutella - an open and free P2P protocol which has been struggling to keep up with the times against Kazaa, eDonkey and other P2P spin-offs - the stability and power it needs to attract the closed and commercial FastTrack Network users when or if the network folds."

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  1. Muahahaha.. Slashdot? With a sense of humor??? by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 5, Funny



    Anyone here find it just a wee bit ironic that a postabout BMG and their so-called "copy protection" (*chuckle*) is followed immediately by a rather technical article on a new, faster, better, low-density P2P client?

    Hell, they haven't even managed to shut the _first_ version down!

    Cheers,

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  2. It Would Be a Real Shame.... by CatWrangler · · Score: 5, Funny

    if people tested out this network by trading only BMG files at first. Have to beta test and all though I suppose.

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  3. Re:Hopefully downloads are better with G2... by bpd1069 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I even got my girlfriend, boss, and brother using Bearshare.

    You got a girlfriend, boss and Brother from a P2P applications! Wow what search are you using?!

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  4. Re:Just wondered... by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does anyone actually use P2P networks for legal uses?!?!?!?!?!? e.g. not mp3/porn..

    *thinking hard*

    Downloading .nfo's and .cue's?

    AFAIK, those aren't illegal. :-)

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