Comments on: Shareaza Team Launching New File Sharing Client Soon http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-142383 Ryan Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:48:36 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14825#comment-142383 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142345" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>The “new” Shareaza looks an awful lot like BearShare 6. It seems like that company is just trying to use the Shareaza brand to get its software onto as much computers as possible.</blockquote></div> Yeah, that's pretty much all they did. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142348" rel="nofollow">fearu wrote:</a><blockquote>I think they took the wrong way starting a new project. Well, maybe this proyect could bring multi OS support, or has a cleaner code (I don’t really know) but it wouldn’t be easier if they continue improving shareaza and change its name if needed? The time that took making a new client with the same functionality could be used to implement kad or ares.</blockquote></div> I think they are smart for doing it now though, rather than wait a few months just to realize that you want to change the name anyway. That way they'll get more publicity with the next release, and the new name will make its way out. Pieter wrote:
The “new” Shareaza looks an awful lot like BearShare 6. It seems like that company is just trying to use the Shareaza brand to get its software onto as much computers as possible.

Yeah, that’s pretty much all they did.

fearu wrote:
I think they took the wrong way starting a new project. Well, maybe this proyect could bring multi OS support, or has a cleaner code (I don’t really know) but it wouldn’t be easier if they continue improving shareaza and change its name if needed? The time that took making a new client with the same functionality could be used to implement kad or ares.

I think they are smart for doing it now though, rather than wait a few months just to realize that you want to change the name anyway. That way they’ll get more publicity with the next release, and the new name will make its way out.

]]> By: fearu http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-142348 fearu Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:57:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14825#comment-142348 I think they took the wrong way starting a new project. Well, maybe this proyect could bring multi OS support, or has a cleaner code (I don't really know) but it wouldn't be easier if they continue improving shareaza and change its name if needed? The time that took making a new client with the same functionality could be used to implement kad or ares. I think they took the wrong way starting a new project. Well, maybe this proyect could bring multi OS support, or has a cleaner code (I don’t really know) but it wouldn’t be easier if they continue improving shareaza and change its name if needed? The time that took making a new client with the same functionality could be used to implement kad or ares.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-142345 Pieter Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:39:02 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14825#comment-142345 The "new" Shareaza looks an awful lot like BearShare 6. It seems like that company is just trying to use the Shareaza brand to get its software onto as much computers as possible. The “new” Shareaza looks an awful lot like BearShare 6. It seems like that company is just trying to use the Shareaza brand to get its software onto as much computers as possible.

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-142306 Mohan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:32:09 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14825#comment-142306 Oh I see, that is what happened. Looks like they are trying to find new ways to attack P2P users. The only thing I download is anime at times and Linux distributions. Thanks for the info. 8) Oh I see, that is what happened. Looks like they are trying to find new ways to attack P2P users. The only thing I download is anime at times and Linux distributions. Thanks for the info.
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]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-142304 Ryan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:24:04 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14825#comment-142304 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-142301" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>So how can some company come in and take over (hijack) a domain and starting giving out their own software? Isn’t that illeagal? :?:</blockquote></div> I don't know the exact details, but from what I gather the person who actually owned the domain was getting sued (in France I believe). In return for dropping the lawsuit the domain name was given up. I didn't see any info on what the lawsuit was about though. Mohan wrote:
So how can some company come in and take over (hijack) a domain and starting giving out their own software? Isn’t that illeagal? :?:

I don’t know the exact details, but from what I gather the person who actually owned the domain was getting sued (in France I believe). In return for dropping the lawsuit the domain name was given up. I didn’t see any info on what the lawsuit was about though.

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/shareaza-team-launching-new-file-sharing-client-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-142301 Mohan Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:08:43 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=14825#comment-142301 So how can some company come in and take over (hijack) a domain and starting giving out their own software? Isn't that illeagal? :?: So how can some company come in and take over (hijack) a domain and starting giving out their own software? Isn’t that illeagal? :?:

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