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Originally posted by Unregistered
Why don't you get it? We have source code that does everything the other "pay for" clients do. Now all you do is add a little feature here or there. It's not that hard and if each developer puts in a little time it will be great.
No $$ needed.
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Cool! Now you get the idea, make something that can actually compete, not something that just block out other users.
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Originally posted by Unregistered
The difference on Gnutella is the "pay for" clients not only suck the computer resources from their users, they suck it off other users who don't CHOSE to be sucked!
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How are they sucking your resources? Did Vinnie come over and install BearShare on your system against your will?
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Originally posted by Unregistered
On another subject, what made XoloX so wonderful? Isn't "swarming" now working the same?
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Xolox was wonderful for a number of reasons. Multi-source downloads (the definition of the term "swarming" is being used in different ways by different people so I choose not to use it here), automatic re-queries, simplicity, etc., all came about in Xolox way ahead of other clients.
That kind of innovation is what's needed in gnutella today. Yeah, so other people have caught up and are using these ideas now, but there isn't nearly as much progress as what xolox spurred.
And it is that kind of competition and innovation that brings a healthy future to gnutella. Not people whining about spyware and closed source clients. And certainly not by being so immature as to block other clients in a vain attempt to compete via unethical means.
Try making it better instead of just throwing a tantrum.