I just don't know what to say about the new 1.8 release of LimeWire... "Five Roses Casino" and "Bonzi Buddi"? I'm sorry, guys, you just joined your distant cousin Swapnut as exploiters of the Gnutella network.
It's true that your installation program offers a choice of installing Gator and some other equally obnoxious application. But even if these options are declined, spyware is still installed on our hard drives without notice or permission. Ad-aware...the very program you recommended not so long ago...detected these uninvited intrusions which I promptly removed. Naturally, LimeWire ceased to function thereafter. It seems to me that the decent alternative would have been to advise users of the consequences of installing your software. There's not a peep on your site. Oh...I'm sorry, I completely forgot about the fine print on the Readme screens. And the ads...Have you considered how incredibly offensive those blinking ads are? I trusted your judgment and invited you into the privacy of my home, and this is my reward?
If your objective is to dissolve the differences between Gnutella and ventures such as Morpheus and iMesh, you're right on target, and if you think this is an effective business plan to insure the survival and prosperity of your organization, you should consider the recent experience of Swapnut which has rapidly been deserted by Gnutella users.
Fortunately, there are alternatives to LimeWire available that have managed to survive without abusing the users who have installed their software. Even the much criticized BearShare has not fallen to this level. As long as knowledgeable hobbists and others have dedicated their efforts to the growth of the Gnutella concept, the network will grow and eventually achieve its early promise.
But you need a source of income to pay the salaries of programmers? Really. Then follow the example of other software developers and offer your product for sale in a commercial free environment. I've not been offered that alternative. And by the way, I would like to emphasize that LimeWire and all P2P applications derive all of their value from the users who adopt these products and are willing to share files with the Gnutella community. Without us you have no purpose. Every time I access the Gnutella network, I offer 75 to 100 files for sharing purposes. Would you like to discuss my salary since I directly contribute to any success you enjoy?
I applaud your efforts in maintaining host catching at limewire.router.com and the very fine software you've offered users, but I must speak out against the new direction you've embraced. The relatively minor improvements in LimeWire 1.8 demand an unjustified tariff. For myself, the alternatives are clear: Either remain with version 1.7c or entirely remove your software from my system.

The above was posted by me; I don't know why my name didn't appear.

Gnutella will move on without bonzi buddy and his limewire friend. Not only has LimeWire deserted its M$ Windows users due to all of this spyware (whose lack thereof attracted many of us), but LimeWire has also deserted its Linux users due to Java-Limewire conflicts that simply didn't exist in previous versions. After wasting time with version 1.8, I found my favorite version -- 1.4b on Tucows and was up and running in no time. Remember LimeWire: Gnutella is not only capable of continuing with the loss of large nodes, it's also capable of continuing without one software company.

--LimeWire 1.4b user

well, after a few months of bearshare and kazaa, i downloaded limewire because i was told that it's a great gnutella client. i said no to the gator and whatnot and, as mentioned above, was quite displeased to see that other unwanted junk had been installed. now, from reading these posts, it seems that i have hidded "spyware" on my system. i don't even know what that is, but it sure doesn't sound good. will one of you please tell me what it does and how to remove it?

The term "spyware" usually refers to a program that sends information about the user's habbits to a central server. therefor it makes your privacy public.
It doesn't go as far as sending your whole harddrive to someone but it usually keeps track of the websites you visit, the ads you click and stuff you're interested in.
Spyware has become popular to software companies that offer their programs for free. that's because the spyware people pay money to those who include the spyware in their software and help to bring it on the users systems. nobody would say "hey, i need a tool that sends out all my habbits to the world and others"... So spyware comes through the backdoor bundled with other software. Usually you are only informed about that fact when you read the terms and conditions very closely.
The information gained by spyware is usually used to send you ads on the screen that are more in your favor (stuff you're interested in) so you click them and at best buy something. the ads you see on most webpages or in limewire are therefor customized to your interests most of the time.

The tool that is refered to in the first post can be used to detect and remove this kind of software (spyware) from your system.
hope that helps!

Get a "Non-Spyware" version of LimeWire 1.8c here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gnutel...s/Renegade.exe

We could use some better hosting of this installer if anyone is interested.

Thank you so much for the info.

Guys, stop your bitching. Please. I am so sick of it. I was at first very mad at these 'ads'. But, 1.9 beta has reassured me that LimeWire is on the right path. You should really get this. Yes it does have ads. (an easy way to get around this is to use Linux!!! The best OS.) Swarming dowloads and all the other features make the ads seem somewhat... well insignificant. And if you haven't gotten the drift... this is temporary and ads and other 'spy-ware' may not have to be used to allow LimeWire to continue their great Gnutella Client. Out.

-Chris

afisk,

We will be helping with the code if accepted. Patches to follow.

The little message window uses a little html JLabel trick.

rene

This works as a URL too:

ftp://renegade:renegade@skullz.d2g....la/Renegade.exe

Thanks to luX!