| OpenNap | |
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| Design by | drscholl |
| Latest release | 0. Software design is a process of problem-solving and planning for a Software solution A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product 44 BETA / 30 September 2001 |
| Platform | UNIX, Linux, BSDI, Solaris, FreeBSD, IRIX, OS/2, Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Genre | File sharing |
| License | General Public Licence |
| Website | Sourceforge Project Page |
OpenNap is a peer-to-peer service server. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks Solaris is a Unix -based Operating system introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1992 as the successor to SunOS. FreeBSD is a Unix-like free Operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD branch through IRIX is a computer Operating system developed by Silicon Graphics Inc OS/2 is a computer Operating system, initially created by Microsoft and IBM, then later developed by IBM exclusively Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them Computer software can be organized into categories based on common function type or field of use See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a A software license (or software licence in commonwealth usage is a Legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of copyright protected software A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages It was created as an open source Napster server, extending the Napster protocol to allow sharing of any media type, and adds the ability to link servers together. Open source is a development methodology which offers practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating
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The original Napster peer-to-peer file sharing service was a protocol which allowed users to transfer files directly between their clients. See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a It was shut down in July 2001 due to legal issues. With Napster, the files are stored on the client machine, never passing through the server. A centralized server keeps track of all available files and provides clients the ability to search the index of available files and initiate a direct transfer between the clients. In addition, instant messages (private chat) and group chat services similar to IRC are also available.
OpenNap has been tested on the following platforms:
Current release is 0. Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer GNU ( pronounced) is a computer Operating system composed entirely of Free software. Linux (commonly pronounced ˈlɪnəks Solaris is a Unix -based Operating system introduced by Sun Microsystems in 1992 as the successor to SunOS. FreeBSD is a Unix-like free Operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD branch through IRIX is a computer Operating system developed by Silicon Graphics Inc OS/2 is a computer Operating system, initially created by Microsoft and IBM, then later developed by IBM exclusively Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. 44 BETA and was released on September 30, 2001.