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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on January 22, 2005, 12:36:51 am

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Kamikaze on January 22, 2005, 12:36:51 am

The catch being that it contains spyware. http://exeem.com/privacy.htm

The spyware it contains is Cydoor, here's some information on it: http://simplythebest.net/info/spyware/cydoor_spyware.html

And there is apparently already an Exeem lite which doesn't have spyware.
http://www.exlite.net

Some background on Exeem: It's supposed to be a decentralized (i.e. no trackers) form of bittorrent. It's gotten a lot of attention because it has the Suprnova name on it but that's just a marketing trick the company making Exeem is using.

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Nuke on January 22, 2005, 01:20:04 am

gnucleus is open source and contains no spyware.
and its core (gnucDNA) is used in more than half of file share programs out there.

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Rictor on January 22, 2005, 02:34:44 am

Sell-outs!

That said, I'll give the Lite version a try.

edit: check your Exeem Lite link Kam, its just goes to a search page. You put an "f" instead of a "t"
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No, eXeem™ is completely free and it can only stay free with ads. This is why, trying to remove the ads will only hurt the future development of the program.

*flips off monitor*

Yeah right. BT is free and has no ads at all, though many of the actual sites do. But its not something that in installed on your comp, especially not spyware. I have no problem with ads, but these guys are going against all the principles of open-source distribution.

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: redsniper on January 22, 2005, 12:09:07 pm

Hooray for media liberation!
Boo for spyware!

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Flipside on January 22, 2005, 12:13:23 pm

Meh, Kazaa had built in Adware/Spyware that it wouldn't run without either. It was literally a matter of days till someone came out with a .dll that convinced Kazaa they were in place, but which didn't actually do anything ;)

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Tiara on January 22, 2005, 12:37:31 pm

just use the Exeem Lite version instead of complaining, you damned nitwits!

:p:D:p

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Rictor on January 22, 2005, 12:53:25 pm

thats what I'm doing, but I would rather do both.

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: vyper on January 22, 2005, 01:31:42 pm

If they're logging who's downloading what, who says they won't be compelled to share that information with the RIAA/MPAA/Gestapo just as ISP's have been?

Title: Exeem (P2P client) released but with a catch.
Post by: Nuke on January 22, 2005, 06:32:49 pm

gnucleus is better