It will work until Vinnie (the guy who created BearShare) pulls the plug on
command of his new RIAA masters. The new toy is the remote control he added
in 5.2.0 to stop all downloads or reduce their speed.

Of course there is the slim possibility that he won't do it, but now that he has
added this shutdown capability while in negotiations with the RIAA I advise that
nobody trust any version of BearShare released after 5.2.0.