Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 11 '01
Pros: Find tons of stuff out there.
Cons: And find no users who want to share it with you.
Summary: After Napster started getting all finicky and blocking songs that had nothing to do with the RIAA, to the point at which, despite the fact that most of my music is non-RIAA, I was sharing 7 songs...out of 1244. I knew I needed to find alternate sources ... read more
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Aug 13 '01
Pros: Non-centralized, true peer to peer sharing
Cons: Slow, Difficult to use
Summary: Not long after Napster began filtering out all the good music, I began looking for an alternative that would not be shut down. This search led me to Gnutella.
First let me explain that Gnutella is not just a program, it is a non-centralized ... read more
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Jul 20 '01
Pros: Is a working file sharing program
Cons: Extreemely difficult to use (because of that not everyone will be on it)
Summary: Gnutella or Gnotella its still the same exact program. The program is too difficult for the average person to understand thus defeating the purpose of having a file sharing program. Its best not to waste your time with this program, so much work just for ... read more
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Jul 12 '01
Pros: Nice interface, plenty of options on downlaoding
Cons: Very slow, hard to actually retrieve files
Summary: For months now Napster has been pretty much useless for finding good music. The same goes for a lot of the smaller file-sharing networks. The only one that shows any real promise is the gnutella network. And the most popular program for the network is ... read more
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Jun 15 '01
Pros: Free. Makes Gnutella usable
Cons: Does not address copyright issues
Summary: I miss Napster, and the ability to download and research new music. But I found peer to peer file sharing programs difficult, even impossible to use. That's why I was pleased to find LimeWire.
LimeWire is a Gnutella client software program ... read more
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May 12 '01
Pros: You can find just about everything
Cons: Peer to Peer, so no stabile file locations like an ftp, poor bandwidth ratings
Summary: Bearshare is a Gnutella based application that connects to other Bearshare applications and other Gnutella based programs. It can be downloaded for free from Bearshare.com.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about Bearshare. I have been able to ... read more
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May 11 '01
Pros: Wide variety of files, harder to shutdown than Napster
Cons: MP3 searches not as effective(w/o bitrates and song lengths displayed)
Summary: Introduction I’m not going to write this review on Gnutella, essentially, Gnutella sucks. The concept of it however, is great. Distributed network, individual hosts, semi-anonymous. But what makes it better are the front ends that are made for ... read more
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May 09 '01
Pros: Powerful, Versatile, Great potential
Cons: Extremely vulnerable to abuse, can be somewhat difficult to use
Summary: While the title was meant as a joke, I've actually already seen more than one report where the makers of Nutella (the spread) criticize Gnutella's (the software) supposed copyright infringement. I'm not sure how many people would be confused by the ... read more
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May 07 '01
Pros: Alternative way of getting music and movies; free; impossible to shut down; nice interface
Cons: Slow; potential for viruses; sometimes misrepresented files
Summary: Gnutella is fast becoming a new medium on the Internet. As it stands now, we have email, IRC, news groups, and the World Wide Web. Some might argue instant messaging belongs on the list, but there is no widely-accepted protocol, and thus instant ... read more
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Apr 16 '01
Pros: Download movies, music, games and more...
Cons: Slow...
Summary: Ok, first they kill Scour, possibly THE best file sharing software ever. It had it all - it was cool looking, fast, and had some of the best features ever. It was truly a sad day when they shut it down. Now after months of struggling the file sharing ... read more
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Mar 23 '01
Pros: Free, decentralized peep to peer filesharing.
Cons: Not user friendly, I highly recommend cable and above connections
Summary: I am going to try to keep this quick and simple. There is a lot of talk about peer-to-peer file sharing with the recent restrictions placed on Napster and Gnutella is among those most often mentioned.
The biggest questions are what is ... read more
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Mar 11 '01
Pros: The "perfect" method of sharing every file ever available. It's there, somewhere
Cons: Huge technological shortfalls, confusing client software
Summary: What is GNUTELLA
I’ve read about this being some kind of peanut butter spread, or processed peanut product. I have yet to find any conclusive evidence regarding that, but my reference (from here on out) to Gnutella will be to the Gnutella ... read more
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Feb 20 '01
Pros: HUGE NUMBER OF FILES BEING SHARED (MORE THAN NAPSTER, THOUGH NOT ALL AUDIO)
Cons: Bad client software = kruddy experience.
Summary: My opinion on Gnutella is actually based on ONLY the best Gnutella client I have come across to date - LimeWire. I would rate it 4 stars! Great, but hey - file-sharing protocols can only be sooo exciting :)
Gnutella's main advantage is ... read more
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Feb 17 '01
Pros: Small Download-Free Music!
Cons: Annoying Ugly Colors!
Summary: Gnutella is really annoying and is not anything like napster. Its not like a cummunitee as napster was, the download is really slow plus its plain terrible. Napster was cool with its fast downloads and easy searches, with Gnutella you have to deal with ... read more
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Dec 03 '00
Pros: can find stuff other than mp3s
Cons: VERY slow, not too user friendly, bandwidth eaten up even after using
Summary: Almost having a near heart attack when I heard that Napster was going down, I started looking into alternatives to getting my share of internet music. Gnutella had been mentioned on the news, newspapers, and such so I decided to give them a try. ... read more
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