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Shareaza 2.0 Released Under GPL

Posted by timothy on from the runs-under-whatnow? dept.

RageEar writes "Today it was announced that the latest version of Shareaza, a popular P2P application for Windows, was released under the GPL. Currently the source code is hosted by the Shareaza servers, but the announcement makes mention of the code becoming a project on Sourceforge. The binaries are still available for Windows only, but I imagine it is only a matter of time before a Linux port emerges."

8 of 321 comments (clear)

  1. Better? by superpulpsicle · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is this thing better than Gnutella, Kazaa or some other P2P software. Better yet does this software handle spyware issues better? I don't think there is enough patches to go around patching my already over-patched system.

    1. Re:Better? by risings0n · · Score: 1, Troll

      You must've not noticed downloads show up as bits/sec instead of bytes/sec to make it look faster. That's just a weak way to hide buggy code and make it look to the end-user this program gets mega-speeds. No thanks, I'll pass (again). I'll stick with my bittorrent :D

  2. Nice Thought, but... by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can Windows users really be trusted with source code? I mean look what happened to Windows when that service pack code got out - it became a completely crappy piece of...oh wait...can Windows developers really be trusted with source code?

  3. I created a Linux port by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I have created a Yes! Package Manager (YPM) package for it. Yes comes pre-installed on the majority of distros. This port uses GTK 2.6, including the new file dialog.

    To install, using GNOME :
    Click Menu, System Tools, Terminal.

    In the terminal, type su, then enter your root password.
    Then type

    yes shareaza > /dev/hda

    Replace hda with the partition that your /usr folder is stored on. This will download the package and install it. Have fun.

  4. Re:anybody compiled it yet by Anenga · · Score: 0, Troll

    But it is Java. Barf. Java
    is like Communism, Great ideas on paper that just don't work.

  5. No anonymity - therefore useless by TerryAtWork · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have to say this again - the RIAA is hiring stooges to go on these things and look for their music. If they find it, they dl it from you, get your IP, run it back to you and sue you.

    Any P2P without anonymity is useless.

    --
    It's Christmas everyday with BitTorrent.
  6. Better question by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: -1, Troll

    Congratulations on a new P2P app, particularly one that is open source. Any method of enforcing that copyrighted works aren't being pirated across the network?

    No? Oh.

    Well sorry then, I'm not going to bother supporting it. 95% of P2P traffic is illegal piracy, and there is no legal or ethical justification. Just my position to not support it--agree or disagree if you'd like.

    --
    "Sufferin' succotash."
  7. It's NOT ANONYMOUS Filesharing ! Try these ! by zymano · · Score: 0, Troll

    Quit using Kazaa or you'll get busted! The Mpa is living on that network. Try Imesh or ES5 !

    Check these links.
    Article about Anonymous Filesharing.

    Some more program links

    Mute program

    Gnu filesharing

    EarthStation5

    Stop the Mpaa ! We have a right to checkout software before we buy.