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Open source also means no security in the areas that count (and little legal protection for that matter). Just take the open source client, put in some hostile features and you can disrupt/destroy the network (given the proper resources).
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Taliban can you tell me why the war against Shareaza?
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Some people see it like this:
A new client pops up around the time network disruption is at it's greatest. It has lots of features and is being rapidly developed... so it attracts lots of users. This conspiracy theory may be silly but i've heard more ridiculous things.
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what did Qtrax do to destroy the network nothing to my knowledge?
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Read Search The GDF for discussion about this. 2 client developers that I know of have added anti-hammering functionality to their clients, just because of Qtrax.
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Just proof of the Gnutella protocol strenght against attacks.
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Excuse me, but you've not been living under a rock have you?
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Why do you think that BearShare are destroying the network?
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He's probably suggesting that any for-profit client developer could be bribed...