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User Name hideme666
Member Since 2003-05-19
Total number of Feedback Posts: 5
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FrostWire 4.9.37 (Mac OS X)
Good, solid code. Minor interface improvements over LimeWire. 
This project should and will be compared to LimeWire -- after all it is the "free" (open source) portion of that popular piece of software. This is a wonderful development because this means that if LimeWire LLC ever stops operating (or place restrictions on the operation of LimeWire) then their very cool software will live on in its original form.
It works as well as LimeWire (and, as poorly as LimeWire if your glass is half empty), and, as with LimeWire does best if it's the only thing running under 256 MB of RAM or is only used with one or two other apps under 512 MB of RAM.
Feature-wise you can't go wrong. It does everything that LimeWire (free as in $$) can do, and, it doesn't have the annoying (and disruptive) nagware alert when it first opens.
If you like LimeWire and you're looking for an open source (FLOSS) alternative to that product then this is the app for you. If you don't like LimeWire (as per the earlier oh-so helpful post) and are looking for something different (or faster), this is not the app for you.
PS When you post your reviews or rants, please remember two things: this software is free ($$$) and free (speech); and, LimeWire LLC has done a great service to the computing community by working on this project and making their code available to the public, free of charge and restrictions.
Enjoy! [alert admin]
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Wednesday, December 07 2005 @ 04:52 AM PST
DropDV 2.0.5 (Mac OS X)
This is a GUI front end for ffmpeg 0.4.8
... and they don't even have the courtesy to acknowledge the fact that they are simply repackaging ffmpeg and charging an ARM and a LEG for the privilege.
You can confirm/discover this for yourself by selecting "Show Package Contents" from the Finder and browsing through the contained directories. Run the app called "ddv_decode" and you will see the following:
ffmpeg version 0.4.8, Copyright (c) 2000-2003 Fabrice Bellard
usage: ffmpeg [[options] -i input_file]... {[options] outfile}...
Hyper fast Audio and Video encoder
Main options:
-L show license
...
Since all this is is a GUI front end for a CLUI and DOESN'T have ANY configurable options you're better and cheaper off (1) using the ffmpeg application directly, (2) checking out one of the other projects at ffmpeg.sourceforge.net, or (3) trying an app called ffmpegX that actually uses ffmpeg effectively at a reasonable ($15) price rather than ripping you off. [alert admin]
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Wednesday, January 05 2005 @ 05:16 AM PST
Netscape X 7.1 (Mac OS X)
They built a dud!!! 7.1 simply refuses to open properly. I get to the sign up window, enter my relevant info and the app crashes - repeatedly. [alert admin]
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Thursday, July 10 2003 @ 09:38 PM PDT
Netscape X 7.1 (Mac OS X)
Not so stable, understatement of the year 
Well, I can't even open Netscrash 7.1 for OS X so I won't bother rating it for anything other than stability. I'm disappointed YET AGAIN by something Netscape put out. The last good version they released was 4.79 and even it was fundamentally flawed. Mozilla's future time-line looks promising. They're planning to split the Microsoft Works-like bloatware into separate apps so each can evolve independently without the disadvantages of "I can do everything" applications. FireBird is coming along nicely (for an early beta), Camino is a browser which can make Windows users envious of Macs, and even Mozilla isn't that bad (though, the GUI is still the most unMac-like of any of the browsers). Unfortunately, it seems Netscape is up to its old tricks and makes the old play on words, Netscrash, resemble reality far too closely. PS I won't rate the "Price" either but "you get what you pay for" comes to mind ;P [alert admin]
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Monday, June 30 2003 @ 07:28 PM PDT
R-Name 2.0.1f (Mac OS X)
Compared to the Shareware products out there (who shall remain nameless) this freebie holds its own. It does a *better* job of renaming lots and lots and lots of files than the (sometimes much) more expensive ones. For once you *don't* get what you paid for :) :) :) [alert admin]
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Monday, May 19 2003 @ 12:18 PM PDT
Last 10 Comments by hideme666 [ Search for All ]
Just because a piece of software is "GNU"/free (as in speech) does not mean it has to be free (as in beer). If the person charging for something or other is providing a real service then it is perfectly reasonable, legal and encouraged that they charge for their services.
However, it does seem that this is not a case where the person charging for the software is actually providing a service that is better than what…
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Wednesday, February 08 2006 @ 06:41 AM PST
Just a caution, FrostWire will be no faster than LimeWire. It is the same code!
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Monday, January 09 2006 @ 01:53 PM PST
Good, solid code. Minor interface improvements over LimeWire.
"Frost Wire and Lime Wire both look identical with the same layout. Do they both come from the same place? Why two?"
Why do they look nearly identical? Well, they are nearly the same code base!
Do they come from the same place? NO. LimeWire is released by a for-profit company.
They have invested significant resources into making LimeWire the application it is, and, have generously made their code available to the public under the GNU General Public…
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Monday, January 09 2006 @ 01:50 PM PST
