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{{Short description|Peer to peer file sharing software}}
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| repo = https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/
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| programming language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
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| platform = [[Cross-platform]]
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| genre = [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]]
| genre = [[Peer-to-peer file sharing]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = {{URL|https://github.com/metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition}}
| website = {{URL|https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/}}

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'''WireShare''' (formerly known as ''LPE'' or ''LimeWire Pirate Edition'') is a resurrected version of the [[LimeWire]] software (a [[gnutella]] p2p-network client).<ref name="Humphries"/><ref name="Albanesius">{{cite web
'''WireShare''' (formerly known as '''LimeWire Pirate Edition''') is a revival of the [[LimeWire]] software, a [[gnutella]] [[Peer-to-peer|p2p-network]] client.<ref name="Humphries">{{cite web |last=Humphries |first=Matthew |date=9 November 2010 <!-- (6:00 am) --> |title=LimeWire is back as LimeWire Pirate Edition (UPDATED) – Tech Products & Geek News |url=http://www.geek.com/articles/news/limewire-is-back-as-limewire-pirate-edition-2010119/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201020154/http://www.geek.com/articles/news/limewire-is-back-as-limewire-pirate-edition-2010119/ |archive-date=1 December 2010 |accessdate=30 November 2010 |publisher=Geek.com}}</ref><ref name="Albanesius">{{cite web
| url = http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372412,00.asp
| url = https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372412,00.asp
| title = Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team – News & Opinion
| title = Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team – News & Opinion
| last = Albanesius
| last = Albanesius
| first = Chloe
| first = Chloe
| work = [[PC Magazine]]
| work = [[PC Magazine]]
| date= 9 November 2010
| date = 9 November 2010
| accessdate = 30 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="enigmax1">{{cite web
| accessdate = 30 November 2010
| archive-date = 12 July 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170712164112/https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372412,00.asp
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name="enigmax1">{{cite web
| url = http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-resurrected-by-secret-dev-team-101108/
| url = http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-resurrected-by-secret-dev-team-101108/
| title = LimeWire Resurrected By Secret Dev Team
| title = LimeWire Resurrected By Secret Dev Team
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| work = [[TorrentFreak]]
| work = [[TorrentFreak]]
| date = 9 November 2010
| date = 9 November 2010
| accessdate = 12 May 2011
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| accessdate = 12 May 2011}}</ref> LPE was adapted from LimeWire Basic software to perform similarly to LimeWire Pro, but without the [[adware]], advertising, nor the [[backdoor (computing)|backdoor]]s present in LimeWire.<ref name="Humphries"/> The [[Ask toolbar]] integration was also removed along with dependencies to LimeWire servers and remote settings.<ref name="enigmax1" /><ref name="Anderson">{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/horde-of-piratical-monkeys-resurrects-limewire-pirate-edition.ars|title=Horde of piratical monkeys creates LimeWire: Pirate Edition|last=Anderson|first=Nate|work=[[Ars Technica]]|accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> The software supports Windows, Linux and Mac, and its source code is available on [[GitHub]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition|title=metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition|work=GitHub}}</ref> Installing on Linux confirms the original LimeWire Basic status from which it was built. MetaPirate originally stated the program was based on the Basic version, despite later media reports.
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| archive-date = 11 November 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101111012618/http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-resurrected-by-secret-dev-team-101108/
| url-status = live
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}}</ref> The original LimeWire Pirate Edition was adapted from LimeWire Basic edition to provide similar features to LimeWire Pro with no [[adware]] or [[backdoor (computing)|backdoor]] control.<ref name="Humphries"/> The [[Ask toolbar]] integration was removed, along with dependencies on LimeWire servers and remote settings.<ref name="enigmax1" /><ref name="Anderson">{{cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/horde-of-piratical-monkeys-resurrects-limewire-pirate-edition.ars|title=Horde of piratical monkeys creates LimeWire: Pirate Edition|last=Anderson|first=Nate|work=[[Ars Technica]]|accessdate=30 November 2010|archive-date=21 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221121213/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/horde-of-piratical-monkeys-resurrects-limewire-pirate-edition.ars|url-status=live}}</ref> The software supports [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], and [[MacOS|Mac]], and its source code is available on [[GitHub]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition|title=metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition|work=GitHub|access-date=6 February 2011|archive-date=6 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706080124/https://github.com/metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
===LimeWire Pirate Edition===

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."<ref name="Humphries">{{cite web
After LimeWire was shut down by the [[RIAA]], a [[hacker]] with the alias of "Meta Pirate" created LimeWire Pirate Edition. Lime Wire [[Limited liability company|LLC]] has stated that the company was "not behind these efforts[, and] LimeWire does not authorize them. LimeWire, complying with the Court’s October 26, 2010 injunction, acted to shut down the Pirate Edition website."<ref name="Humphries" /> A court order was issued to close down the website and Meta Pirate did not contest the order.<ref name="enigmax2">{{cite web
| url = http://www.geek.com/articles/news/limewire-is-back-as-limewire-pirate-edition-2010119/
| title = LimeWire is back as LimeWire Pirate Edition (UPDATED) – Tech Products & Geek News
| last = Humphries
| first = Matthew
| publisher = Geek.com
| date = 9 November 2010 <!-- (6:00 am) -->
| accessdate = 30 November 2010}}</ref> The LimeWire team, after being accused by the RIAA of being complicit in the development of LimeWire Pirate Edition,<ref name="cnet">{{cite web
| url = http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20023365-261.html
| title = RIAA wants revived LimeWire dead and buried
| last = Sandoval
| first = Greg
| work = [[CNET.com]]
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| date = 19 November 2010
| accessdate = 12 May 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name="enigmax2">{{cite web
| url = http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-pirate-edition-site-nuked-by-cheap-and-dishonest-riaa-action-101119/
| url = http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-pirate-edition-site-nuked-by-cheap-and-dishonest-riaa-action-101119/
| title = LimeWire Pirate Edition Site Nuked By "Cheap and Dishonest" RIAA Action
| title = LimeWire Pirate Edition Site Nuked By "Cheap and Dishonest" RIAA Action
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| work = [[TorrentFreak]]
| work = [[TorrentFreak]]
| date = 19 November 2010
| date = 19 November 2010
| accessdate = 12 May 2011}}</ref>
| accessdate = 12 May 2011
| archive-date = 25 March 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110325134829/http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-pirate-edition-site-nuked-by-cheap-and-dishonest-riaa-action-101119/
| url-status = live
}}</ref>


=== WireShare ===
===WireShare===
According to its [[SourceForge]] website, WireShare is the newest [[Fork (software development)|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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/|title=WireShare|author=bigjx1|work=SourceForge}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gnutellaforums.com/getting-started-using-limewire-wireshare/102701-wireshare-formerly-entitled-limewire-pirate-edition.html|title=WireShare (formerly entitled LimeWire Pirate Edition)|work=gnutellaforums.com}}</ref>
After it was shut down, the original LimeWire Pirate Edition open source project was reformed into WireShare with the goal of preserving the Gnutella network and maintaining a continuation of the original effort, with the software still operating today.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/|title=WireShare|website=SourceForge|language=en|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515191914/https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gnutellaforums.com/getting-started-using-limewire-wireshare/102701-wireshare-formerly-entitled-limewire-pirate-edition.html|title=WireShare (formerly entitled LimeWire Pirate Edition)|website=www.gnutellaforums.com|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-date=24 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324075017/http://www.gnutellaforums.com/getting-started-using-limewire-wireshare/102701-wireshare-formerly-entitled-limewire-pirate-edition.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Free software}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[FrostWire]], a former gnutella client, and also a LimeWire fork, that was created in 2004, also with the purpose of removing adware and backdoors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frostwire.com/|title=FrostWire.com Official Site - BitTorrent App, Media Player, Wi-Fi Sharing. 100% Free Download, No subscription required.|work=FrostWire}}</ref>
* [[FrostWire]], a former Gnutella client, and also a LimeWire [[Fork (software development)|fork]], that was created in 2004, also with the purpose of removing adware and backdoors.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 30 October 2024

Not to be confused with Wireshark.
WireShare
Initial release28 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-28)
Repositoryhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/
Written inJava
PlatformCross-platform
TypePeer-to-peer file sharing
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitesourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/

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

History

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LimeWire Pirate Edition

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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 the company was "not behind these efforts[, and] LimeWire does not authorize them. LimeWire, complying with the Court’s October 26, 2010 injunction, acted to shut down the Pirate Edition website."[1] A court order was issued to close down the website and Meta Pirate did not contest the order.[6]

WireShare

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After it was shut down, the original LimeWire Pirate Edition open source project was reformed into WireShare with the goal of preserving the Gnutella network and maintaining a continuation of the original effort, with the software still operating today.[7][8]

See also

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c Humphries, Matthew (9 November 2010). "LimeWire is back as LimeWire Pirate Edition (UPDATED) – Tech Products & Geek News". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. ^ Albanesius, Chloe (9 November 2010). "Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team – News & Opinion". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. ^ a b enigmax (9 November 2010). "LimeWire Resurrected By Secret Dev Team". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. ^ Anderson, Nate. "Horde of piratical monkeys creates LimeWire: Pirate Edition". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  5. ^ "metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition". GitHub. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. ^ enigmax (19 November 2010). "LimeWire Pirate Edition Site Nuked By "Cheap and Dishonest" RIAA Action". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  7. ^ "WireShare". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ^ "WireShare (formerly entitled LimeWire Pirate Edition)". www.gnutellaforums.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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