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Nullsoft's Waste: Encrypted, Distributed, Mesh Net

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the p2p-gets-more-and-more dept.

Myriad writes "Nullsoft, makers of the venerable Winamp MP3 player, released today a secure, distributed mesh-like networking protocal and platform called Waste. This v1.0 beta release uses RSA (key based) and Blowfish encryption for security, and features Instant Messanging and group chat, along with file browsing, searching, and transfer. Waste has been released under the GPL, with source and binaries available here."

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  1. Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    B

    the answer is always B

    or my names isnt Erect Horsecock

  2. Congratulations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YOU'RE A FAG!

  3. Re:Beep! by Debian+Troll · · Score: 0, Troll
    It gets annoying after a while, but it is 'cute' enough to impress my girlfriend. And that matters as much as keeping my RedHat system up2date. LOL

    If you were using Debian and its fantastic apt-get package management system, you wouldn't need to worry about that (using up2date or having a girlfriend).

    apt-get zealotry makes life simple in more ways than one!

  4. Re:Hmmm.... by Debian+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll

    A cliche regarding:

    * a left hand
    * a right hand
    * and a lack of knowledge

    Strangely, these qualities are exactly those required for the infamous 'fists of fury' masturbation technique, and to be a raving Debian zealot. I should know!!! apt-get apt-get hooray!

  5. Re:I hate niggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sieg Heil!
    Todt die untermenschen...

  6. Why didn't they call it "Idiot"? by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Waste" is such a user-friendly name. NOT!

    Another example of the marketing skill of technically minded people?

  7. clever marketing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    maybe it is just waste...
    that could be the cause they released it under GPL license

  8. Re:Hmmm.... by phyxeld · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think it would (matter), since you can't very well use this tool to trade files with complete strangers or even large groups of people. This software simply isn't a problem for them (the *AA). Gnutella, OpenNAP, Kazaa, et al are a far bigger threat.

    Lately XNap (xnap.sf.net) has been my p2p app of choice.

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    Choose mnemonic identifiers. If you can't remember what mnemonic means, you've got a problem. - Larry Wall
  9. Re:linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Yeah, get a real operating system.

    Thank you.

  10. Impressive by hafree · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow nice going inventing a P2P network that finds other nodes via broadcast. Nullsoft invented something that already existed 20 years ago. Nice job!

  11. Re:name "Waste" -- Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 by mgbastard · · Score: -1, Troll

    No it's really a system built to trade and share recipes on the internet. The name refers to the wasted jism that you put into the cookies you bake for your enemies.

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    Anyone seen my low uid? last seen 10 years ago while panning the #@$# out of Taco's 'web based discussion system'