05. Spyware.
I am aware you have a choice to install it or not.
It shouldn't be there in the first place.
I'm assuming its for new users who really don't know any better.

06. Adware.
BearShare 2.2.4 has html viewing built into the client (html banners). I have nothing against making money.
I do however have a problem with invasion of privacy (monitoring). With the intergration of adware, spyware, html banners, etc. Gnutella will become commericalized. No one wants thats. I ****ing hate ads.

Everyone should know they're privacy issues with ads.
Such as cookies and other things that ultimately lead to -
companies tracking your web usage.
That is a fact.

07. Encrypted packets.
Like I said before it shouldn't be there in the first place.
I dont see other client's sending encrypted information through the network.

08. Exploit (vulnerability).
I wonder why BearShare has been the first client to be exploited.
Maybe its because of Vinnie and Michael's top skill.
No....I mean their "programming skill".

09. It only runs on Windows.
Only the ****test OS in the world.

10. Accept incoming hosts (checkbox)
Most new users will un-check the box thinking it "wastes" bandwidth. Which then makes the network become segmented and congested.

11. Unorganized search results.
No filtering of results such as file type.
No type of grouping for multiple results.

12. Vincent got my damn BearShare fan site shut down.
Would you be more happy if I linked to BearShare.com
So you can make some of that money?


source -
http://www.geocities.com/antibear****/

replace **** with "****" in the url, and away you go...

**** with ****.

I get the picture ...

The worst thing : I agree ! héhéhé

OMFG!! That is funny....I made that page back in the summer. LOL! I forgot all about it. Hmm it doesnt work anymore so apparently someone complained and it got taken down, oh well. The **** is still funny though...heh.

What did michael do?
Becker

Nothing. But as I'm looking at the Contact on BearShare.com I see hes not there anymore. That picture made him look black to me anyways. The Sam Darwin guy looks like Carson Daily with blonde hair. So....yeah....later.

Mikael left Bearshare for Lindows several months ago.

Isn't Lindows being sued by Microsoft? One helluva job security...

Hope not. if so windows are *******s. I would like to read the article on that if you can find it
Becker