Free file sharing software for linux

Jahshaka 2.0 is a complete rewrite of the jahshaka core and so it took a lot longer that we thought it would to get to a stable version. But since its a rewrite, it comes with a lot of added power and functionality so we hope its worth the wait!
In addition to a variety of improvements we have built a core architecture that can take us into the future and that we can easily build on from here on out to deliver much faster turnaround on major improvements. It will also make it much easier for open source developers out there to join the team and help to move us forward!
Main features:
- powerful media desktop with anhanced ui support
- powerful non-linear editor (linux only to start)
- fully revamped animation with real time 2d and 3d gpu effects
- fully revamped effects modules with initial node based compositing
- powerful 3d model support
- integrated gpu accelerated keyer
- revamped gpu color corrector
- web based asset browsing
- video paint
- XML project files
- private file sharing over the internet
- rpm lsb installers
- totally new, developer friendly code-base architecture!
- uses the Visual Media openlibraries for plugin based expandability of all 3d, gpu, shader, audio and media file formats

giFT is a framework for bridging multiple backend peer-to-peer protocols and the user interface associated with them.

It is implemented as a modular daemon able to handle multiple simultaneous client connections using a simple text-based interface protocol.

giFT is a collection of various software components geared towards improving the overall usability of a multitude of peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.

This goal is accomplished by unifying the components such that a user of the software may choose any of the available interfaces to access any of the available networks.

The central application, giftd, uses a plugin-based architecture capable of using multiple networks simultaneously through a single user interface.

The giFT project represents the group of software developers responsible for the creation of the core giFT components and the overall systems design.

Several third party projects have sprouted up to expand the system as a whole, providing a wider selection of user interfaces and network plugins.

Apollon is a Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Program written for Linux.
Apollon uses the giFT core to connect to various networks, including OpenFT, Gnutella, FastTrack
OpenFT is the homegrown giFT network, Gnutella is the network used by BearShare, LimeWire and others and FastTrack is the popular network used by KaZaA.
Apollon uses a plugin system which allows you to choose which network or multiple networks you wish to use. Finally, plugins for the OpenNap and SoulSeek networks are under development.
Main features:
- Searching and downloading from several networks at the same time
- Tabbed searching
- Preview of mp3 and videos (you need kde-multimedia installed)
- Configure giFT and your plugins with Apollons settings dialog
- FirstRun wizard to get started easily
- systemtray docking
- Download in the background
- Apollon can connect to a remote giFT daemon
- Chat for Apollon users
- Comes in several languages. So far:
- Brazilian (pt_br)
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Italian
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Russian
- Serbian
- Spanish
Enhancements:
- added icons for Ares.
- improvements of the search page
- all in one installer contains Ares plugin as well
- fixed some translation filenames.

Gnomoradio is a program that can find, fetch, share, and play music that is freely available for file sharing.

Gnomoradio is free software, licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, which permits modifications and distribution of the source code to the program. It currently runs on GNU/Linux and other UNIX-compatible systems.

Lphant is a peer to peer filesharing program.
Main features:
- Free P2P File Sharing Application
- Compatible with emule/edonkey
- New!!! Compatible with BitTorrent
- Easy to use and configure
- Fast and stable
- Webcache support
- Skins
- Multilanguage
- Same file format than emule, you can change between lphant and emule and continue your downloads without problems
Whats New in 2.00 Beta2 Release:
- In the first Beta version of Lphant 2.0 we added the Bittorrent network integrating it with the eDonkey network with very good results, in this second Beta version many bugs have been fixed , the Web interface was updated to support Bittorrent integration (by Galvesband) and French language is updated (by Feuerfrei and Ericc)
Whats New in 1.11 Release:
- Juanjo: fixed, sometimes sources can stand in "pending" status too many time
- Juanjo: connections to sources are handled better now
- Juanjo: important memory usage optimizations
- Juanjo: stability improved
- Juanjo: auto recover bad preferences values
- Juanjo: ignore "zambor" messages

Freenet software lets you publish and obtain information on the Internet without fear of censorship. To achieve this freedom, the network is entirely decentralized and publishers and consumers of information are anonymous. Without anonymity there can never be true freedom of speech, and without decentralization the network will be vulnerable to attack.
Communications by Freenet nodes are encrypted and are "routed-through" other nodes to make it extremely difficult to determine who is requesting the information and what its content is.
Users contribute to the network by giving bandwidth and a portion of their hard drive (called the "data store") for storing files. Unlike other peer-to-peer file sharing networks, Freenet does not let the user control what is stored in the data store. Instead, files are kept or deleted depending on how popular they are, with the least popular being discarded to make way for newer or more popular content. Files in the data store are encrypted to reduce the likelihood of prosecution by persons wishing to censor Freenet content.
The network can be used in a number of different ways and isnt restricted to just sharing files like other peer-to-peer networks. It acts more like an Internet within an Internet. For example Freenet can be used for:
Publishing websites or freesites
Communicating via message boards
Content distribution
Unlike many cutting edge projects, Freenet long ago escaped the science lab, it has been downloaded by over 2 million users since the project started, and it is used for the distribution of censored information all over the world including countries such as China and the Middle East.
Ideas and concepts pioneered in Freenet have had a significant impact in the academic world. Our 2000 paper "Freenet: A Distributed Anonymous Information Storage and Retrieval System" was the most cited computer science paper of 2000 according to Citeseer, and Freenet has also inspired papers in the worlds of law and philosophy. Ian Clarke, Freenets creator and project coordinator, was selected as one of the top 100 innovators of 2003 by MITs Technology Review magazine.
Enhancements:
- This release operates over UDP rather than TCP.
- It can transparently operate through firewalls.
- The core architecture and algorithm have been redesigned for simplicity and efficiency.
- A new and even simpler API allowing the rapid development of third party software that interacts with Freenet has been added.

P4 is a fully functional, self-organizing overlay network similar to >>Gnutella and >>Freenet. However, P4 differs in that it provides an API for developing plugin applications on top of the network.

P4 handles the networking and exports functionality for unicast, multicast, user and plugin discovery, and strong encryption and authentication. This frees developers from worrying about networking, and allows them to focus on building real functionality.

Since its release in early 2001, P4 has been surpassed by other general-purpose overlay platforms such as JXTA, Groove, and Microsofts Windows Peer-to-Peer SDK.

Furthermore, many other file sharing networks have long been superior to P4 in terms of routing algorithms, bandwidth management, anonymity, maturity, etc. (Theyre mostly dedicated file-sharing networks, though, not general-purpose networks.)

For these reasons, P4 is not currently as competitive as it was a few years ago. However, its still a viable alternative, especially if youre looking for a simple, lightweight, embeddable networking solution.