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From the C|Net article:
That new software, the company said, would operate using an "open protocol" network. That typically means that different software companies can write pieces of software that talk to each other. The network used by Kazaa, Grokster and until now by Morpheus, is a "closed protocol" network in which each company has to license the software from the owners.
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This is an interesting comment. It might be 'just' a reference to the planned inclusion of Gnutella interface into the long-awaited Morpheus 2 but let's not forget the
giFT project... should there be an open conflict brewing between Kazaa and StreamCast the latter could always use giFT's open source implementation of the FastTrack protocol in its own client. Add to it a Gnutella interface and Morpheus 2 would be a strong hybrid client free from its earlier costly dependency of Kazaa. No real functionality has been added to the protocol since giFT had its own client working - an upgrade was made only to block giFT users out from the network. Kazaa and Grokster seem to subscribe to a similar spyware-based financing model and are therefore natural allies... StreamCast
might play with the open source card - it has already done so once by using OpenNap technology (remember their 40 linked servers?) to establish its initial position in the p2p market.
- tg
