Maybe some of you remember the
day Gnutella hit the web. The software developed by Winamp developers NullSoft
became revolutionary in the filesharing world and was soon pulled from the web
by NullSofts parent company America Online (AOL). But the software was soon
reverse engineered (or the source was available on the web) and developers
improved it the last few years.Now the same
thing happened again.
A few days ago NullSoft released another
encrypted filesharing/instant messaging system, called Waste, that was
designed for small groups from up to 50 people to share their files and chat
with eachother. It seemed nothing special, but AOL decided to pull the plug
again and once again the NullSoft team has to remove the software from their
website. The website now states:
unauthorized copy of Nullsoft's copyrighted software was briefly posted on this website on or about Wednesday May 28, 2003. The software was identified as "WASTE" (the "Software") and includes the files "waste-setup.exe", "waste-source.zip", "waste-source.tar.gz" and any additional files contained in these files. Nullsoft is the exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in the Software. The posting of the Software on this website was not authorized by Nullsoft. If you downloaded or otherwise obtained a copy of the Software, you acquired no lawful rights to the Software and must destroy any and all copies of the Software, including by deleting it from your computer. Any license that you may believe you acquired with the Software is void, revoked and terminated. Any reproduction, distribution, display or other use of the Software by you is unauthorized and an infringement of Nullsoft's copyright in the Software as well as a potential violation of other laws. Thank you. Nullsoft |
While this seems to be a strange move from AOL, since it only has use for a
limited amount of people (according to the website), I wonder if this software
could be used to be build an encrypted and secure file sharing network. This
would surely explain why AOL would like it to be shut down.
If you would
like to try the software, a Linux version can be found here, a Windows version can be downloaded here, be sure to download it before it's
gone!
Source: NullSoft.com
