Project Summary
FrostWire is a file sharing client and media management tool that was made using lots of cool open source projects. It was born from the legendary LimeWire Gnutella client, but it's evolved a hell of a lot since then.
FrostWire no longer supports Gnutella,** it's a BitTorrent client, an Internet Radio client and Media Player.**
Unlike most BitTorrent clients out there, FrostWire focuses on searching files and tries hard to make it as easy and convenient as possible to users.
Old FrostWire users were used to the Gnutella experience (searching for single files), so FrostWire makes use of BitTorrent a little differently to make it simple for them.
In a Nutshell, FrostWire...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a average size development team
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took an estimated 76 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in August, 2014
ending with its most recent commit 2 days ago
GNU General Public License v2.0 or later
Permitted
Commercial Use
Modify
Distribute
Place Warranty
Forbidden
Sub-License
Hold Liable
Required
Distribute Original
Disclose Source
Include Copyright
State Changes
Include License
These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.
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