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Earthlink Releases SIP Based P2P File-Sharing App

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-buddy-gotta-file dept.

Kaseijin writes "'We believe that if peer-to-peer flourishes, the Internet flourishes.' Earthlink's Research and Development division has released SIPshare, a prototype file-sharing application based on SIP. The code is available under a BSD-style license."

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  1. Re:Earthlink Opening Pandora's Box? by GodHead · · Score: 5, Informative

    I would think it doesn't. Not anymore than crowbar makers can be liable for breaking and entering.

    Then again we've all seen the US court system make mind-bending leaps of illogic so I guess anything's possible.

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    Just wait till some crappy band steals your nic.
  2. Re:It should read by Sheepdot · · Score: 3, Informative

    I like how everyone screws up the South Park quote. For those of you that don't know, read this:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underpants_Gnomes

    The Underpants Gnomes had 3 steps. If you make it into more, or don't end in "PROFIT!!!" then you aren't doing it for the right reasons. The goal is profit. The goal is ALWAYS profit.