[gnu-pl] wwwgnudiff - raport nr 242

[Wojciech Kotwica]

--- prev/www/philosophy/gnutella.html   Thu Feb 26 05:27:55 2004
+++ curr/www/philosophy/gnutella.html   Sun Feb 29 05:28:04 2004
@@ -29,22 +29,35 @@
 
 <p>
-"Gnutella" is not actually
-<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#GNUsoftware">GNU software</a>, and
-we cannot be sure it is actually
-<a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>.  In fact, it is
-extremely difficult to find information about the program at all.
-Perhaps the original developers picked the name because they wanted it
-to be GNU software someday, but their employers stamped out the
-project, and it does not seem to have been released as free software.</p>
-
-<p>
-There are a number of free software programs under development that are
-designed to use the same protocol as Gnutella, such as
-<a href="http://gtk-gnutella.sourceforge.net/";>gtk-gnutella</a>,
-<a href="http://www.gnutelliums.com/linux_unix/gnut/";>gnut</a>,
-<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnujatella/";>GnuJaTella</a>, and
-<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucleus/";>gnucleus</a>.  Please
-note, however, that none of these programs are officially
-<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#GNUsoftware">GNU software</a> either.</p>
+"Gnutella" is, at present, the name for a protocol for distributed
+file sharing, mostly used for music files.  The name also sometimes
+refers to the network itself, as well as the original Gnutella software.
+The situation is quite confusing.  For more on Gnutella's
+origin and history, please refer to the <a
+href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella";>Wikipedia article</a> on
+the subject.</p>
+
+<p>
+In any case, the name was originally a word play on "GNU" (the original
+developers planned to release their code under the GNU GPL, and may have
+had in mind contributing it to the GNU project) and "Nutella" (a candy
+bar that the original developers enjoyed).  However, neither the
+original software nor any of the related current projects are <a
+href="/philosophy/categories.html#GNUsoftware">official GNU
+packages</a>.  We have asked that the Gnutella developers change the
+name to avoid confusion; perhaps that will happen in the future.</p>
+
+<p>
+There are a number of free software programs that implement the
+Gnutella protocol, such as <a
+href="http://gtk-gnutella.sourceforge.net/";>gtk-gnutella</a>, <a
+href="http://mutella.sourceforge.net/";>mutella</a>, and <a
+href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucleus/";>gnucleus</a>.  Please
+note, however, that none of these programs are officially <a
+href="/philosophy/categories.html#GNUsoftware">GNU software</a>
+either.  GNU has its own peer-to-peer networking program, <a
+href="http://www.gnu.org/software/GNUnet/";>GNUnet</a>, whose
+documentation includes a <a
+href="http://www.ovmj.org/GNUnet/faq.php3#compare";>comparison of the
+protocols</a>.</p>
 
 <p>
@@ -136,5 +149,5 @@
 
 <p>
-Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111,  USA
 <br />
@@ -147,5 +160,5 @@
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2004/02/25 10:25:49 $ $Author: wkotwica $
+$Date: 2004/02/28 18:08:47 $ $Author: karl $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
--- prev/www/philosophy/philosophy.html Thu Feb 26 05:27:56 2004
+++ curr/www/philosophy/philosophy.html Sun Feb 29 05:28:04 2004
@@ -308,4 +308,5 @@
 
 <ul>
+  <li><a href="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040226003735733"; 
>Transcript of a speech</a> given by <a href="http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/"; 
>Prof. Eben Moglen</a> at Harvard on 23 February, 2004.</li>
 <li>
 <a 
href="http://www.puertorock.com.ar/modules.php?id=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=230";>Transcript
@@ -446,5 +447,5 @@
   The full power of computing should be available to you,
   not just to the owners of information.</li>
-  <li><a 
href="http://www.softwarelivre.org/index.php?menu=mais_noticias2&amp;cod=1055028731&amp;tab=1";>The
 Brazilian Federal Goverment sponsored a national Free Software Movement</a> in 
Brazil. This article is in Brazilian Porteguese.</li>
+  <li><a href="http://portal.softwarelivre.org/news/1185";>The Brazilian 
Federal Goverment sponsored a national Free Software Movement</a> in Brazil. 
This article is in Brazilian Porteguese.</li>
   <li><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/scosueme/petition.html";>SCO Sue 
Me Petition</a> has overwhelmed its inceptor and the petition is no longer 
taking votes. The author of the petition , John Everitt, was expecting only 
several responses but instead he had thousands of participants. <a 
href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6913";>In the last available 
public communication about the petition</a>, he urged people to help <a 
href="http://www.fsf.org";>FSF</a> in any way possible.</li>
   <li><a 
href="http://proposicion.org.ar/doc/gob/Conde-281102/index.html.en";>Senator 
Alberto Conde's answer</a> to CESSI regarding Bill E-135/02-03 which proposes 
use of Free Software in the public sector for the province of Buenos Aires. <a 
href="http://proposicion.org.ar/proyecto/leyes/E-135.02-03/";>The bill</a> has 
been submitted by Senator Alberto Conde himself.</li>
@@ -818,5 +819,5 @@
 Updated:
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-Updated: $Date: 2004/02/25 10:25:49 $ $Author: wkotwica $
+Updated: $Date: 2004/02/28 17:38:41 $ $Author: rkrishnan $
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