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LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, macOS, Linux and Solaris. [1] Created by Mark Gorton [2] [3] [4] in 2000, it was most prominently a tool used for the download and distribution of pirated materials, particularly pirated music. [5] In 2007, LimeWire was estimated to be installed on over one-third of all computers ...
FrostWire is a free and open-source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including support for the BitTorrent protocol. In version 5, support for the Gnutella network was dropped entirely ...
WireShare (formerly known as LimeWire Pirate Edition) is a revival of the LimeWire software (a gnutella p2p-network client). [1] [2] [3] The original LimeWire Pirate Edition was adapted from LimeWire Basic edition to provide similar features to LimeWire Pro with no adware or backdoor control. [1] The Ask toolbar integration was removed, along ...
Faced with new piracy sites like Limewire and Gnutella, the labels chose Apple and iTunes. Coupled with the 2001 launch of the iPod, a portable MP3 player with room for (gasp!) 1,000 songs, the ...
Bearshare was launched on December 4, 2000 as a Gnutella -based peer-to-peer file sharing application with innovative features that eventually grew to include IRC, a free library of software and media called BearShare Featured Artists, online help pages and a support forum integrated as dedicated web browser windows in the application; as well ...
Comparison of file-sharing applications. File sharing is a method of distributing electronically stored information such as computer programs and digital media. Below is a list of file sharing applications, most of them make use of peer-to-peer file sharing technologies. This comparison contains also download managers that can be used as file ...
September – Amazon.com begins selling mp3's free of digital rights management. October 12 – RIAA files a lawsuit against Usenet.com, accusing it of being an illicit peer-to-peer file sharing site. October 23 – OiNK's Pink Palace BitTorrent Tracker is raided and shut down by a joint effort between Dutch and British police.
My question is: Is it possible to use LimeWire without installing non-free software? So, can I install Debian or gNewSense (or any GNU+Linux distro that doesn't include non-free software) and use LimeWire? If someone objects to installing software that is not free software, can they still use LimeWire, or not? Gronky 13:22, 7 June 2007 (UTC)