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Initial release 28 October 2010; 6 years ago (2010-10-28) Stable release 5.6.4.3 / 1 August 2015; 19 months ago (2015-08-01) Repository sourceforge.net/p/wireshare/code-0/ci/master/tree/ Type Peer-to-peer file sharing | ||
WireShare (formerly known as LPE or LimeWire Pirate Edition) is a resurrected version of the LimeWire software (a gnutella p2p-network client). LPE was adapted from LimeWire Basic software to perform similarly to LimeWire Pro, but without the adware, advertising, nor the backdoors present in LimeWire. The Ask toolbar integration was also removed along with dependencies to LimeWire servers and remote settings. The software supports Windows, Linux and Mac, and its source code is available on GitHub. 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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History
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." The LimeWire team, after being accused by the RIAA of being complicit in the development of LimeWire Pirate Edition, 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.
WireShare
According to its SourceForge website, WireShare is the newest 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).