Gnutella is more alive than it has ever been. Without BS and LW gnutella would have died along time ago. We need progress to support a larger network.

I think there is still much left to be desired in gnutella, that is why I suggested FreeTella.

I wish you luck if you start a new network and a new protocol. Be warned, an open protocol is going to be slow. There will be many forces pushing this way and that. Just look at the GDF.