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Locutus Preview Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the borg-nanoprobes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "FreeNet's Ian Clarke has released the preview version of his latest P2P endeavor Locutus. Aimed at the corporate world, Locutus adds encryption to the mix - new for a P2P client - to secure files traded across the network as well as the ability to scan within text files to improve search results. Locutus Lite is the free version for those who are more concerned with trading movies and tunes. Locutus Enterprise is the pay version that Clarke hopes to lure corporations to shell out money for (for secure trading of research and other documents). Those interested in trying the preview can download it here."

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  1. Microsoft.. by anubi · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I think this is one of the things that peeve me so much about their "improvements"... from the Locutus site mentioned...

    The application is only 400k in size, but many users will notice that the download is over 20MB. This is because Locutus relies on Microsoft's .NET framework, and if a user doesn't have .NET they will automatically download a version of the installer that does.

    Damm!

    Locutus does look nifty though in that the files can be shared encrypted.. I take it that one must pass muster to even look at the filenames though.. otherwise what difference is it from sharing files already encrypted with pgp or similar...

    --
    "Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]

  2. What's wrong with other tools? by oingoboingo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Locutus Enterprise is the pay version that Clarke hopes to lure corporations to shell out money for (for secure trading of research and other documents).

    Maybe I'm missing a point somewhere here...what's wrong with centralised file/document servers, or groupware like Notes, GroupWise or Exchange for sharing documents and research within a company? Why P2P? Will we look back at these stories in a couple of years and think the same way about them as we now do with stories about 'Java applications storming the desktop', 'Push applications redefining the way we work on the net', or 'Debian releases new version before 2025'?

  3. 23Meg memory footprint by tandr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ... for application that supposed to be in background??? I read it as not only Java has memory footprint problems, but .NET based ones too. :(

  4. Re:Trademark... by ortholattice · · Score: 4, Interesting
    With an obviously invented name like "Locutus"...

    It is a Latin word. I believe "locutus" is the perfect participle of the Latin loqui ("to speak"), so it would mean "having spoken". So for the Star Trek character, it is suggests a spokesman for the Borg. For the "Locutus" software product, which I don't think is a "a toy, action figure, poseable figure or a doll," it might be suggestive of a source of information.