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GigaTribe is a peer-to-peer file-sharing network. Originally developed in France (2005), its American version was launched in November 2008. It offers free and paid versions; with the paid version users may restrict access to their encrypted files to a group of trusted friends.
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Peer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technology. P2P file sharing allows users to access media files such as books, music, movies, and games using a P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content. [1]
The software is widely used throughout macOS, and allows users to set up a network without any configuration. As of 2010 it is used to find printers and file-sharing servers. Notable applications using Bonjour include: iTunes to find shared music; iPhoto to find shared photos
macOS also offers Personal File Sharing, a "light" implementation of the current version of AFP. In Mac OS X 10.4, users can share the contents of their Public folders by checking Personal File Sharing in the Sharing section of System Preferences. AFP URLs for AppleTalk servers took the form: afp://at/ AppleTalk name : AppleTalk zone .
WinMX users can share nearly every type of file using the network. The most common file types such as audio, video, images, and archive files are available by default, and all others could be configured in the program's settings. WinMX has a file-size restriction limiting shared files to 2GB in size.
PeerTube is a free and open-source, decentralized, ActivityPub federated video platform. It can use peer-to-peer technology to reduce load on individual servers when videos get popular. Started in 2017 by a programmer known as Chocobozzz , development of PeerTube is now supported by the French non-profit Framasoft . [ 4 ]
Protocol Used by Defunct clients ActivityPub: Friendica, Libervia, Lemmy, Mastodon, Micro.blog, Nextcloud, PeerTube, Pixelfed, Pleroma: Advanced Peer-to-Peer ...