WireShare
{{Short description|Peer to peer file sharing software}}
{{distinguish|Wireshark}}
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| screenshot = WireShare v5.6.6 (2017) - screenshot of the software.png
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| released = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|10|28}}
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| repo = https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/
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| programming language = Java
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| platform = Cross-platform
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| genre = Peer-to-peer file sharing
| license = GNU General Public License
| website = {{URL|https://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/}}
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WireShare (formerly known as LimeWire Pirate Edition) is a revival of the LimeWire software, a gnutella p2p-network client.{{cite web |last=Humphries |first=Matthew |date=9 November 2010 |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}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372412,00.asp
| title = Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team – News & Opinion
| last = Albanesius
| first = Chloe
| work = PC Magazine
| date = 9 November 2010
| 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
| url = http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-resurrected-by-secret-dev-team-101108/
| title = LimeWire Resurrected By Secret Dev Team
| author = enigmax
| work = TorrentFreak
| date = 9 November 2010
| accessdate = 12 May 2011
| archive-date = 11 November 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101111012618/http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-resurrected-by-secret-dev-team-101108/
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}} The original LimeWire Pirate Edition was adapted from LimeWire Basic edition to provide similar features to LimeWire Pro with no adware or backdoor control. The Ask toolbar integration was removed, along with dependencies on LimeWire servers and remote settings.{{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}} The software supports Windows, Linux, and Mac, and its source code is available on GitHub.{{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}}
History
=LimeWire Pirate Edition=
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." A court order was issued to close down the website and Meta Pirate did not contest the order.{{cite web
| 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
| author = enigmax
| work = TorrentFreak
| date = 19 November 2010
| 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/
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=WireShare=
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.{{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}}{{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}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112033930/http://metapirate.webs.com/ |date=12 November 2010 |title=LimeWire Pirate Edition website }}
Category:Free BitTorrent clients
Category:Free file sharing software
Category:Free software programmed in Java (programming language)