- Poisoned
Infobox Software
name = Poisoned
caption = Poisoned v0.519
developer = Aaron Sittig, Andrew Winder, Jason Toffaletti, Jayson Cowan, Michael Thole, Silvio Rizzi. Scott Williams
released = ?
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = ?
operating system =Mac OS X
language = ?
genre =peer-to-peer
license =GNU General Public License
website = [http://www.gottsilla.net/ www.gottsilla.net]Poisoned is a free
peer-to-peer file sharing client forMac OS X , whose name is an allusion to the German word "Gift" ("poison" in English). Started by Silvio Rizzi onMay 26 2003 , it is a front-end togiFT , and currently supports theOpenFT ,FastTrack ,Gnutella and Ares protocols. For access to these typically separate networks, Poisoned uses third-party plugins. It is available under theGNU General Public License . It is not currently a Universal binary.Controversy
Another
peer-to-peer software,XFactor had lifted portions of Poisoned'sSource Code without following theGNU General Public License guidelines. Since disclosure XFactor has removed the offending code. [ [http://gottsilla.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2163&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0] Poisoned's Forums, Originally postedJan 17 ,2005 ]References
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