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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 |
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 were "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 |
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| Initial release | 28 October 2010 |
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| Stable release | 6.0.2[1] 
/ 4 October 2022 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | github |
WireShare (formerly known as LimeWire Pirate Edition) is a revival of the LimeWire software (a gnutella p2p-network client).[2][3][4] The original LimeWire Pirate Edition was adapted from LimeWire Basic edition to provide similar features to LimeWire Pro, with no adware, advertising, or backdoor control.[2] The Ask toolbar integration was removed, along with dependencies on LimeWire servers and remote settings.[4][5] The software supports Windows, Linux and Mac, and its source code is available on GitHub.[6]
History
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 were "not behind these efforts. LimeWire does not authorize them. LimeWire is complying with the Court’s October 26, 2010 injunction."[2] The LimeWire team acted to shut down the Pirate Edition website. A court order was issued to close down the website. Meta Pirate did not contest the order.[7]
After it was shut down, the original LimeWire open source project was reforked into WireShare with the goal of preserving the Gnutella network and maintaining a sincere continuation of the original effort; the software still continues today.[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.
References
- ^ https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/files/WireShare%206.0.2%20%28BigJx%29/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Albanesius, Chloe (9 November 2010). "Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team – News & Opinion". PC Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ a b enigmax (9 November 2010). "LimeWire Resurrected By Secret Dev Team". TorrentFreak. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Anderson, Nate. "Horde of piratical monkeys creates LimeWire: Pirate Edition". Ars Technica. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "metapirate/LimeWire-Pirate-Edition". GitHub.
- ^ enigmax (19 November 2010). "LimeWire Pirate Edition Site Nuked By "Cheap and Dishonest" RIAA Action". TorrentFreak. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "WireShare". SourceForge. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "WireShare (formerly entitled LimeWire Pirate Edition)". www.gnutellaforums.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.