I have followed this thread with interest, and whilst the thread seems to have vered this way and that
..... On the subject of Frostwire/Limewire I firmly support Trapjaw and the Frostwire team, and while no one really knows, I don't think, what the fate of Limewire will be, the fate of the Limewire tradition is in safe hands.
I have been surprised by verdyp's condemnation of Frostwire. This is a part of the "about frostwire" credits
"Our most sincere thanks go to LimeWire LLC and its current and former developers who chose to make their client open-source and without whom this project would not have been possible:"
That looks like a perfectly acceptable credit to me and is followed by the names of the Limewire Developers.
This From Frostwire's Website:
"We are busy building a website and creating a new design for the FrostWire Gnutella client. Since LimeWire is a registered trademark we cannot distribute the client under its old name. For that reason, we are looking for creative p2p fans that would like to create skins, design logos or websites. However we are also trying to get more people working on the Java core, the interface and the C++ windows installer (based on GnucDNA and NSIS). If you are interested in maintaining LimeWire's legacy get involved!
FrostWire and LimeWire
We are trying to maintain good relations to the LimeWire project. The FrostWire team (all of whom are still members of the LimeWire open-source community) regrets LimeWire's decision to start filtering content on Gnutella. However, we will continue supporting LimeWire development and do not wish to make fundamental changes to the LimeWire core itself. FrostWire will not break with LimeWire's design philosophy.
FrostWire however, will never offer a PRO version. The FrostWire project will always remain strictly non-profit and free of any bundled software, including any ads or nags."
I think that is perfectly clear to anyone that Frostwire is totally indebted to Limewire and acknowleges the fact. As for the exact legality of the trademark and whatever, I find it slightly ironic that this should be an issue.
later!