Valknut (software)

Infobox_Software
name = Valknut


caption = Valknut in KDE
developer = Mathias Küster, Edward Sheldrake
latest_release_version = 0.3.19 (Qt3), 0.4.5 (Qt4)
latest_release_date = August, 2008
operating_system = Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 resp. eComStation
genre = Peer to peer
license = GPL
website = http://wxdcgui.sourceforge.net/

Valknut is a program that uses the Direct Connect protocol. It is compatible with other DC clients, such as the original DC from Neomodus, DC++ and derivatives. Valknut also interoperates with all common DC hub software.

Valknut was originally written by Mathias Küster and is licensed under the GNU GPL. It is written in C++ and uses the cross-platform Qt library for its GUI. Valknut compiles and runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and OS/2 - eComStation.

Originally, Valknut was called "DCGUI", which unfortunately was similar to the name of another Linux DC client. It was then renamed to "dcgui-qt" to avoid confusion. However, trademark problems relating to the use of 'Qt' in the name forced another name change, to Valknut.

Following the release of Valknut 0.3.7, Mathias Küster stopped working on Valknut. Edward Sheldrake then moved the code into the wxDCGUI project, where work is underway to add additional features, as well as to port Valknut's Qt3 user interface to Qt4 and eventually to wxWidgets. In may 2008 the first Qt4 version was released.

During startup, the graphics of the splash screen shows a Valknut.

External links

* [http://wxdcgui.sourceforge.net/ wxDCGUI site]
* [http://dcgui.berlios.de/ official homepage] (defunct)
* [http://rapidshare.com/files/126587870/valknut-0.3.17-powerpc.dmg.zip.html MacOS 0.3.17 build]