Good news for limewire users it seems
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1235Once again, LimeWire has returned to its position as the number application on Download.com. After nearly 3 years and 86 million downloads, LimeWire has managed to edge out other worldly applications such as AdAware, Spyware Doctor, Morpheus and BitComet. Last week, LimeWire managed 926,598 download. The next file-sharing client, Morpheus (which ranked 5th) scored 380,872 downloads.
Development of the LimeWire client is also gearing up for its next iteration. On the LimeWire blog, which announced the arrival of version 4.12, the development team touched on the upcoming BitTorrent and “custom” DHT (Distributed Hash Table) integration.
The announcement of the two features simultaneously is considered by LimeWire to be “coincidental.” The custom and open source DHT will be specific to LimeWire and the Gnutella network, and will presumably function to enhance the indexing ability and cohesiveness of the network, along with “adding more security features, better spoofing-checks, etc.” It will have no interoperability with the Mainline or Azureus DHT network.
I,m not sure adding the features to the existing Gnutella protocol is a good idea as it moves the whole project away from its core roots and there is always the potential for Kazzaa style client "lock outs" on the network if Limewire wish to exercise that option, but with the code-base being open sourced I hope others pick up on this aspect and utilise any improvements that look like being of substantial benefit.
