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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 400Golpes:
Gnutella is just a protocol, right? That is why there are several client implementations out there. When trying to search for one, I was not able to find the one called Gnutella. There are several with similar names, like Newtella or Gnotella. But everybody talks about the Gnutella client. I guess it was the original one. Where is it now?</font>
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It's a protocol and it used to be a client.
From the "What is Gnutella?" page:
"There is no official program named "Gnutella". The original version, 0.56, was released as an early beta. The program was excellent, but not completed. This version contained defects that contribute to poor functioning of the network, which consists of all the computers running a client on the Internet at the same time. All existing robust clients are clones, with their functionality derived from a reverse engineering effort on the original program. The proliferation of the old software has prevented the Gnutella network from reaching its full potentials."
It's no longer being developed so it's no longer being distributed.