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=About Limewire=

A peer-to-peer open source program that allows for file sharing. Limewire was the first file sharing program to support firewall-to-firewall file transfers. (Limewire 2006)

LimeWire is written in [|Java] and hence runs on any computer with the [|Java virtual machine] installed. To facilitate installation for casual users, the developers release installation packages for [|Microsoft Windows], [|Mac OS X], and for [|Linux], in [|RPM] format. (Limewire 2006)

The Limewire program was the first product developed by Lime Wire LLC. Lime Wire LLC is a New York based Limited Liability company. It was founded in August, 2000 in order to develop technologies to enhance the formation of worldwide peer-to-peer networking and sharing using the World Wide Web.
 * Creator of Limewire

Currently, Lime Wire has the world's largest team of developers building applications for the [|Gnutella network].

=Gnutella Network=

Gnutella is not a website but rather a networking protocol that states a manner in which computers can speak to each other in a completely decentralized fashion. Therefore, the content that is on the Gnutella network does not come from websites or from the publishers of the Gnutella software, it comes from users.



=Also See=

Kazaa Pirates and Piracy

=REFERENCES=

Image courtesy of: Google Images. //Limewire Logo//. Online at:  Wikipedia Encyclopedia. //Limewire//. Online at:  Limewire. //Official Website//. Online at:  Limewirer. Official Website. Online at: < http://www.limewire.com/english/content/development.shtml >