Is This The ;ast We Are Going To See Of K-lite :(

[Evil Gemini]

No No. I just meant to bring down S N on their ass because they are being wankers

I dont really use Klite to download things.

RatFaced said that the decision was “Ironic, that Kazaa is complaining about copyright issues, especially as K-Lite ++ stands for everything that Kazaa CLAIMS to stand for... but fails to deliver.”

[shinzuiski]

Ok Ok, is the fastrack network being shutdown ? or the kazaa-lite program ? ?

[kalashnikov]

maybe if it shuts down the whole forum should just be about bit torrent as not many use kazaa anyways

[racer II]

Originally posted by shinzuiski@7 December 2003 - 15:32
Ok Ok, is the fastrack network being shutdown ? or the kazaa-lite program ? ?

Nope ,just no new versions of klite.

[sharedholder]

Sharman want to release a new version of Kazaa that block K-Lite .So fuck Sharman.

[scribblec]

Today, Kazaa Lite K++ fans discovered that virtually every download mirror of this client has been eliminated, including links on its home page. Sharman went to the ISP of every website that hosted Kazaa Lite K++ and ordered its removal via the DMCA. Any mention of Kazaa Lite K++ on the homepage has been ominously replaced with links to eMule, BitTorrent and SoulSeek.

A representative of Sharman Networks spoke to us on the condition of anonymity regarding their current campaign to vanquish Kazaa Lite K++.

Not only has Sharman Networks succeeded in eliminating nearly every major resource of Kazaa Lite K++, they are systematically forcing it off the network.

How you ask?

Recent upgrades to Kazaa clients (2.5 and higher) make them less tolerant with outdated or non official clients such as Kazaa Lite K++. Kazaa Lite is based on a version prior to 2.5, therefore a current supernode will not accept its shares. Although this will cause network headaches in terms of traffic, the client will not be able to participate or download off the main FastTrack network. This will effectively cluster and isolate all modified Kazaa clients from FastTrack.

Well, won't Kazaa Lite clients simply form their own sub-FastTrack network?

Sounds nice, but no. Unfortunately, the developers of Kazaa Lite helped Sharman out tremendously by disabling the supernode function. Very few users who run this client are acting as supernodes. A decentralized P2P network with all clients and no supernodes cannot exist. The effects of this extermination is already taking place, as search times and connection times are deteriorating compared to K+ (the legitimate spyware/adware free version of Kazaa.)

As time progresses, the Kazaa Lite K++ client will become so unusable that its populace will be driven off the network. This latest act from Sharman punctuates a long history of hypocrisy that involves the protection of their own intellectual property rights, yet blatantly ignoring the copyrights of others.

Perhaps RatFaced, a Kazaa Lite K++ forum mod said it best, “Ironic, that Kazaa is complaining about copyright issues, especially as K-Lite ++ stands for everything that Kazaa CLAIMS to stand for... but fails to deliver.”

DietK anyone?

[J'Pol]

Forgive the obvious question, but if K+ is spyware and adware free, what's the problem with using it.

[scribblec]

Originally posted by J'Pol@7 December 2003 - 16:21
Forgive the obvious question, but if K+ is spyware and adware free, what's the problem with using it.

sharman doesn't like the idea that we are using a program which has no adverts

no adverts means no customers so adverts = money and if everyone is using lite then they get none and become unhappy

they are pulling out all stops to stop this program from actually staying afloat

i will upgrade to 2.6 but wheres the clean version

[Snee]

Can't we clean KaZAaA ourselves?

It's been done before.

Thataway, we could download Sharman's latest stuff and still use it as K-Lite.

We'd need dummy-files though, to make it as simple as possible, but that's all we'd need to download. We could have a K-lite mod-pack or something, instead of a full proggie.

[J'Pol]

Originally posted by scribblec+7 December 2003 - 17:23--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (scribblec &#064; 7 December 2003 - 17:23)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-J&#39;Pol@7 December 2003 - 16:21
Forgive the obvious question, but if K+ is spyware and adware free, what&#39;s the problem with using it.

sharman doesn&#39;t like the idea that we are using a program which has no adverts

no adverts means no customers so adverts = money and if everyone is using lite then they get none and become unhappy

they are pulling out all stops to stop this program from actually staying afloat

i will upgrade to 2.6 but wheres the clean version [/b][/quote]
Exactly, where&#39;s the clean version that is mentioned in the article.

The effects of this extermination is already taking place, as search times and connection times are deteriorating compared to K+ (the legitimate spyware/adware free version of Kazaa.)

Is that from Sharman, if so what&#39;s the point. Surely they need the adverts for their business model to work, as you so rightly point out.

I cannot understand why they would produce a spyware/adware free version. There must be something I am missing.