WireShare

WireShare (formerly known as LPE or LimeWire Pirate Edition) is a resurrected version of the LimeWire software (a gnutella p2p-network client).[1][2][3] LPE was adapted from LimeWire Basic software to provide similar features to LimeWire Pro; no adware, advertising, or backdoor control.[1] The Ask toolbar integration was removed, along with dependencies to LimeWire servers and remote settings.[3][4] The software supports Windows, Linux and Mac, and its source code is available on GitHub.[5]

WireShare
Initial release28 October 2010 (2010-10-28)
Stable release
6.0.1 / 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29)
Repository
Written inJava
PlatformCross-platform
TypePeer-to-peer file sharing
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitegithub.com/metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition and the successor WireShare 5.6.3 and later: sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare

History

Two days after LimeWire was shut down by the RIAA, a hacker with the alias of "Meta Pirate" created LimeWire Pirate Edition. Lime Wire LLC has stated that: "We are not behind these efforts. LimeWire does not authorize them. LimeWire is complying with the Court’s October 26, 2010 injunction."[1] The LimeWire team, after being accused by the RIAA of being complicit in the development of LimeWire Pirate Edition,[6] swiftly acted to shut down the Pirate Edition website. A court order was issued to close down the website, and, to remain anonymous, Meta Pirate did not contest the order.[7]

WireShare

According to its SourceForge website, WireShare is the newest fork of the original LimeWire open source project (a successor of LPE: LimeWire Pirate Edition, which name was dropped for legal reasons). This software is developed to help keep the Gnutella network alive and to maintain a good faith continuation of the original project (without adware or spyware).[8][9]

See also

  • FrostWire, a former gnutella client, and also a LimeWire fork, that was created in 2004, also with the purpose of removing adware and backdoors.[10]

References


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