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Miscellaneous => Applications => Topic started by: Canadian Lover on 13 April 2004, 06:56

Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: Canadian Lover on 13 April 2004, 06:56
Unlike others, Ares (http://www.aresgalaxy.org) is a non-bullshit file sharing system/ No ads, or other software or bullshit like that
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: mobrien_12 on 13 April 2004, 11:47
Negative reviews of Ares

http://download.com.com/3302-2166_4-10174222.html?pn=1&fb=2 (http://download.com.com/3302-2166_4-10174222.html?pn=1&fb=2)

One person says it sets you up as a spam relay.  Almost everyone else says it's very difficult to uninstall.
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: insomnia on 13 April 2004, 19:11
quote:
Editor's note: This download includes additional applications bundled with the software's installer file. Third-party applications bundled with this download may record your surfing habits, deliver advertising, collect private information, or modify your system settings. Pay close attention to the end user license agreement and installation options. For more information, read Download.com's guide to adware.


__From the editor of download.com


I would never use crap like that.
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: PseudoRandomDragon on 14 April 2004, 07:16
I wouldn't be any hasty in running a P2P program that hasn't been tested by others. I remember reading on Kazaa that "they did not include any spyware whatsoever". A little googleing revealed very different facts. Their claim was later removed when Steve Gibson got all pissed off at them.
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: M51DPS on 14 April 2004, 22:11
Luckily, there's another client out there for windows called KCeasy (http://www.kceasy.com/). It uses the same giFT daemon as poisoned does, and it has an interface similar to Kazaa. Not to mention it's open-source.
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: PseudoRandomDragon on 15 April 2004, 07:47
How about some for Mandrake Linux? Currently I am using DCGUI (Direct Connect linified).
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: insomnia on 15 April 2004, 17:14
quote:
Originally posted by PseudoRandom Dragon:
How about some for Mandrake Linux? Currently I am using DCGUI (Direct Connect linified).


Their are many giFT clients for linux.
http://gift.sourceforge.net/clients.php (http://gift.sourceforge.net/clients.php)

The best one is 'giFTcurs'.
It runs in your console and looks like this:

(http://www.nongnu.org/giftcurs/shots/giFTcurs-0.5.4.png)

[ April 15, 2004: Message edited by: insomnia ]

Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: Refalm on 15 April 2004, 20:11
I kinda like Apollon better. K aps rule  (http://smile.gif)  (screenshot (http://apollon.sourceforge.net/screenshots/apollon3.png))

http://apollon.sf.net/ (http://apollon.sf.net/)
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: Canadian Lover on 16 April 2004, 03:23
Got my hands on an old version of kazaa lite k++
Title: kickass p2p program
Post by: insomnia on 16 April 2004, 07:36
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
I kinda like Apollon better. K aps rule   (http://smile.gif)   (screenshot (http://apollon.sourceforge.net/screenshots/apollon3.png))

http://apollon.sf.net/ (http://apollon.sf.net/)


Apollon is good.
But it can't beat a console client...  ;)