KaZaA

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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Will we ever see a Mac Version of KaZaA? Filesharing is big these days and the absence of a mac version is really sorta hurting the platform..
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  • Reply 1 of 22
    why don't you program one for us..
  • Reply 2 of 22
    If I could, I would.
  • Reply 3 of 22
    sebseb Posts: 676member
    um, what's kazaa?
  • Reply 4 of 22
    <a href="http://www.kazaa.com"; target="_blank">www.kazaa.com</a>



    I've tried it a few times and I'd have to say it's better than napster in that it allows all types of downloads, all of which seem to happen pretty quickly.



    It's this sorta self organizing P2P network thing that can't be shut down..



    And it doesn't suck balls like Limewire.



    And I've tried it and I like it and I want it...



    grr..
  • Reply 5 of 22
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    [quote]Originally posted by seb:

    <strong>um, what's kazaa?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    It's a Peer to Peer filesharing program (Read: an application for pirating software/music). There is a popular clone of it on the PC called "Morpheus" and I hear they're making a Mac version.



    The lack of one, however, is NOT "hurting the platform". The inability to pirate copyrighted material shouldn't have anything to do with the platforms marketshare.



    Besides, I know of plenty of other ways to do "filesharing". FTP, HTML, Gopher, just to name a few. I guess the problem is they don't make it easy to steal people's hard work
  • Reply 6 of 22
    What are you talking about? Piracy is huge. Anything that they can do (good or evil) that we can't is hurting the platform.
  • Reply 7 of 22
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    [quote]Originally posted by Pippin:

    <strong>What are you talking about? Piracy is huge. Anything that they can do (good or evil) that we can't is hurting the platform.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    So if someone figures out how to make Anthrax using Windows XP and a floppy drive we should get these features on the new iMacs?
  • Reply 8 of 22
    cdhostagecdhostage Posts: 1,038member
    Piracy is 1) a statment against the unfairness of pricings set by content companies

    2) a statement that you're too selfish to giv eup a little of your own value to get another sort



    I don't agree with it either way. I pay my shareware fees and I paid for my entire 4 days worth of CD music.
  • Reply 9 of 22
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    [quote]Originally posted by Willoughby:

    <strong>The lack of one, however, is NOT "hurting the platform". The inability to pirate copyrighted material shouldn't have anything to do with the platforms marketshare.</strong><hr></blockquote>Maybe it shouldn't, but that doesn't mean it doesn't. It's just another popular app that the Mac doesn't have.
  • Reply 10 of 22
    As long as there is content, there will be piracy.



    Now if only the mac had a convenient way to do it!
  • Reply 11 of 22
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    Well, I guess we shouldn't turn this into a piracy debate....so instead I'll turn it into a "there's not enough mac apps" debate.



    To which I reply:



    Carracho, Hotline, Limewire, Aimster, Macster, Napster (R.I.P) and the soon to be released Morpheus clone for the mac.

    Isn't THAT enough for you little pirating bastards?
  • Reply 12 of 22
    Kazaa = 99.99% porn



    Which I guess means that it fits in well with the rest of the internet....
  • Reply 13 of 22
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by sizzle chest:

    <strong>Kazaa = 99.99% porn



    Which I guess means that it fits in well with the rest of the internet....</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes there's a lot of pron on Kazaa, but not that much.
  • Reply 14 of 22
    [quote]Originally posted by Willoughby:

    <strong>Well, I guess we shouldn't turn this into a piracy debate....so instead I'll turn it into a "there's not enough mac apps" debate.



    To which I reply:



    Carracho, Hotline, Limewire, Aimster, Macster, Napster (R.I.P) and the soon to be released Morpheus clone for the mac.

    Isn't THAT enough for you little pirating bastards? </strong><hr></blockquote>



    half of those programs either don't work, are hard to use, and hard to get files you are looking for. And screw the MPAA and RIAA.
  • Reply 15 of 22
    All the good apps are dead and all the rest suck.



    Where did you find out about this mac version of morpheus?
  • Reply 16 of 22
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    [quote]Originally posted by Pippin:

    <strong>All the good apps are dead and all the rest suck.



    Where did you find out about this mac version of morpheus?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    MacNN about a month ago. Check the archives (if there are any)
  • Reply 17 of 22
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    [quote]Originally posted by corvette:

    <strong>



    half of those programs either don't work, are hard to use, and hard to get files you are looking for. And screw the MPAA and RIAA.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah its a pity that you'd actually have to work hard to get bootlegged material. Screw the artists and filmmakers too, right?
  • Reply 18 of 22
    dogcowdogcow Posts: 713member
    I use Limewire, its fine. It crashed maybe twice. i always find what I'm looking for. If you want mac software then just use Carracho and look for servers on tracker-tracker.com.
  • Reply 19 of 22
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Dogcow:

    <strong>I use Limewire, its fine. It crashed maybe twice. i always find what I'm looking for. If you want mac software then just use Carracho and look for servers on tracker-tracker.com.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I find Limewire pretty slow.
  • Reply 20 of 22
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    theres a great p2p file sharing program on the mac, drumbeat. <a href="http://www.drumbeat.info"; target="_blank">www.drumbeat.info</a> os9 and osX coming soon- works great and downloads any file type... guess most people just dont know about it <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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