Comments on: Open Source P2P: No Malware, EULA http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/ My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:13:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mike Linksvayer » Scientology of sharing http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-40861 Mike Linksvayer » Scientology of sharing Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:34:51 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-40861 [...] If you can’t find the film on the lightnet fire up a filesharing client (I recommend LimeWire) and click on the magnet link below to start your P2P search and download. [...] [...] If you can’t find the film on the lightnet fire up a filesharing client (I recommend LimeWire) and click on the magnet link below to start your P2P search and download. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-17498 Mike Linksvayer Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:41:29 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-17498 ulTRAX, that's a good point, but not entirely correct. LimeWire (at least the current version; 4.12.4) shares files only with the following extensions by default:<blockquote>asx;html;htm;xml;txt;pdf;ps;rtf;doc;tex;mp3;mp4;wav;wax;au;aif;aiff;ra;ram;wma;wm;wmv;mp2v;mlv;mpa;mpv2;mid;midi;rmi;aifc;snd;flac;fla;mpg;mpeg;asf;qt;mov;avi;mpe;swf;dcr;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;png;tif;tiff;exe;zip;gz;gzip;hqx;tar;tgz;z;rmj;lqt;rar;ace;sit;smi;img;ogg;rm;bin;dmg;jve;nsv;med;mod;7z;iso;lwtp;pmf;m4a;idx;bz2;sea;pf;arc;arj;bz;tbz;mime;taz;ua;toast;lit;rpm;deb;pkg;sxw;l6t;srt;sub;idx;mkv;ogm;shn;flac;fla;dvi;rmvp;kar;cdg;ccd;cue;c;h;m;java;jar;pl;py;pyc;pyo;pyz</blockquote> That's a lot of file types, but most are "media" types. You don't see spreadsheet or mailbox formats, or whatever unknown formats are used by e.g., finance software. I haven't done a fresh install of LW in a long time, but IIRC correctly it gives you the option of scanning your drives for media. If you say no, only files placed in a sharing directory are shared. ulTRAX, that’s a good point, but not entirely correct. LimeWire (at least the current version; 4.12.4) shares files only with the following extensions by default:
asx;html;htm;xml;txt;pdf;ps;rtf;doc;tex;mp3;mp4;wav;wax;au;aif;aiff;ra;ram;wma;wm;wmv;mp2v;mlv;mpa;mpv2;mid;midi;rmi;aifc;snd;flac;fla;mpg;mpeg;asf;qt;mov;avi;mpe;swf;dcr;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;png;tif;tiff;exe;zip;gz;gzip;hqx;tar;tgz;z;rmj;lqt;rar;ace;sit;smi;img;ogg;rm;bin;dmg;jve;nsv;med;mod;7z;iso;lwtp;pmf;m4a;idx;bz2;sea;pf;arc;arj;bz;tbz;mime;taz;ua;toast;lit;rpm;deb;pkg;sxw;l6t;srt;sub;idx;mkv;ogm;shn;flac;fla;dvi;rmvp;kar;cdg;ccd;cue;c;h;m;java;jar;pl;py;pyc;pyo;pyz

That’s a lot of file types, but most are “media” types. You don’t see spreadsheet or mailbox formats, or whatever unknown formats are used by e.g., finance software.

I haven’t done a fresh install of LW in a long time, but IIRC correctly it gives you the option of scanning your drives for media. If you say no, only files placed in a sharing directory are shared.

]]> By: ulTRAX http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-17489 ulTRAX Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:19:48 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-17489 Mike said LimeWire is Open Source therefore trustworthy. What I find untrustworthy about LW is that the default settings permit total filesharing... and many users don't know enough about P2P to protect themselves. Mike said LimeWire is Open Source therefore trustworthy. What I find untrustworthy about LW is that the default settings permit total filesharing… and many users don’t know enough about P2P to protect themselves.

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » LimeWire Filtering & Blog http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-5573 Mike Linksvayer » LimeWire Filtering & Blog Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:38:28 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-5573 [...] Remember that LimeWire is Open Source P2P and thus pretty trustworthy — and you can always fork. [...] [...] Remember that LimeWire is Open Source P2P and thus pretty trustworthy — and you can always fork. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-1895 Mike Linksvayer Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:40:10 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-1895 Zark, Soulseek <i>claims</i> to be adware and spyware free. I have no idea if it is. As far as I know the main client is not open source, though I could be wrong, and there may be alternative clients that are open source. Feel free to investigate and report back. :-) Zark, Soulseek claims to be adware and spyware free. I have no idea if it is. As far as I know the main client is not open source, though I could be wrong, and there may be alternative clients that are open source. Feel free to investigate and report back. :-)

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-1894 Mike Linksvayer Wed, 23 Mar 2005 03:36:46 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-1894 Julian, I was referring to my post, the one you're commenting on. It always mentioned Shareaza. Perhaps you're confusing me with the author of the article cited in the first sentence of this post, Ben Edelmen. His article still does not mention Shareaza. Julian, I was referring to my post, the one you’re commenting on. It always mentioned Shareaza. Perhaps you’re confusing me with the author of the article cited in the first sentence of this post, Ben Edelmen. His article still does not mention Shareaza.

]]> By: Julian http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-1787 Julian Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:39:19 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-1787 Hmm... You've added Shareaza afterwards, right? I think I've read the whole text... Hmm… You’ve added Shareaza afterwards, right? I think I’ve read the whole text…

]]> By: Matt http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-1704 Matt Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:42:57 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-1704 Direct Connect helps me steal with little problems. Direct Connect helps me steal with little problems.

]]> By: Zark http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-1687 Zark Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:01:37 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-1687 Any ideas about <a href="http://www.slsknet.org/">Soulseek</a>? Any ideas about Soulseek?

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-malware-eula/#comment-1680 Mike Linksvayer Sun, 13 Mar 2005 04:04:02 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2005/03/09/open-source-p2p-no-malware-eula/#comment-1680 Chad, I've not tried acqlite. It must be based on a rather old version of LimeWire, as the last acqlite release was Nov. 2003. I suspect there are rapidly diminishing returns for connecting to more ultrapeers, and if everyone tried to connect to as many ultrapeers as possible, ultrapeers would suffer unnecessarily. I gather LW tries hard to ensure that the network stays healthy, e.g., by limiting automatic requeries. Chad, I’ve not tried acqlite. It must be based on a rather old version of LimeWire, as the last acqlite release was Nov. 2003. I suspect there are rapidly diminishing returns for connecting to more ultrapeers, and if everyone tried to connect to as many ultrapeers as possible, ultrapeers would suffer unnecessarily. I gather LW tries hard to ensure that the network stays healthy, e.g., by limiting automatic requeries.

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