P2P for Firefox

[geekerati]

This looks to be most interesting you guys, please read.

AllPeers is a free extension which combines the strength of Firefox and the efficiency of BitTorrent to transform your favorite browser into a media sharing powerhouse.

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Peer-to-peer coming to Firefox?

A new website is boldly proclaiming that they are close to providing "The best thing to happen to Firefox... since Firefox." Allpeers is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application that is apparently integrated directly into the popular web browser as a downloadable plugin.

No source code or downloadable files are available yet, but several screenshots have been posted on the Allpeers site. The application adds a new icon to the Firefox toolbar which opens a new side panel. From there, the user can share and trade files in a separate tab while still browsing in other tabs that have already been opened.

The application seems geared towards private sharing, where users share files with groups in their "Friends" list or other categories that can be created, rather than relying on a central database or server to find media. When new files become available from one of the users in a group, all members are alerted directly in their browsers. They can then choose to download the new files at their leisure.

The application claims to use Bittorrent as a distribution method and includes a complete Bittorrent client inside the browser.

If this application is for real, it may represent a significant step forward in the mainstreaming of P2P. Firefox is an extremely popular browser, and has recently reached ten percent marketshare by some estimates. Dell UK has even started bundling Firefox with some of its computers. If P2P is integrated into the browser, even as a downloadable plugin, it may quickly gain a customer base of millions of users.

Not only may this P2P application gain significant marketshare, it will be difficult for organizations such as the RIAA to shut down, as they have done with Grokster and are attempting to do with Kazaa. Because the application is geared towards private sharing, it will create millions of so-called "darknets" that do not easily show themselves to the outside world. Will this confound the RIAA, or will they apply pressure to the Allpeers corporation? Allpeers is a privately held company based in Oxford, UK with software development taking place in the Czech Republic. Right now it is all speculation, but when and if the Allpeers project is released, we will find out.

Arstechnica

[lionstarr]

Interesting Idea - I would just test it if it was in the beta - phase!

[zima]

So...it just makes BT client out of Firefox...
Not only the idea is IMHO flawed, but anyway some of other browsers had it for a long time...

[Captain_Goggles]

Haha, that's pretty cool. You can also make friends lists as well, it seems

[amitpatel_3001]

Well Looks like a Cool Idea.
Well now thats a Challenge to other Peer2Peer Networks.

[Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks]

Useless, IMO. Get Shareaza or BitTornado.

[geekerati]

Shareaza 2 rocks, my favorite for file sharing. Which Network do you use? Gnutella1, Gnutella2 or eDonkey2000

Azureus is still very good. The new kid on the block is
uTorrent

* Multiple simultaneous downloads
* Smart bandwidth usage
* File level priorities
* Configurable bandwidth scheduling
* Global and per-torrent speed limiting
* Quickly resumes interrupted transfers
* UPnP support (WinXP only)
* Supports popular protocol extensions
* Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)
* Localized to different languages
* Typical memory use less than 6 MB
* Incredibly small: 115 KB

I'll try this AllPeers when they release it.

[Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks]

Originally Posted by geekerati

Shareaza 2 rocks, my favorite for file sharing. Which Network do you use? Gnutella1, Gnutella2 or eDonkey2000

Azureus is still very good. The new kid on the block is
uTorrent

I'll try this AllPeers when they release it.

I use all networks, as well as the BitTorrent, FTP and HTTP download capabilities of Shareaza, because it shows an obvious and visible speed boost. =)