Last Days At Xolox - P2P-Zone

JackSpratts · 29-11-01, 01:18 PM

the fast growing gnutella based p2p program Xolox has decided to close their doors rather than (apparently) risk a lawsuit by the riaa, music publishers/dog walkers of america and the grand order of ancient hibernians.

xolox stood out from the p2p crowd by being the smallest and easiest to use file sharing application available and one which finally brought multi-source downloading to the gnutella familly, greatly freeing it's notoriously clogged arteries.

shuttdown occurs dec. 1st.

xolox will be missed.

- js.

TankGirl · 29-11-01, 02:00 PM

I wonder what has really been going on behind the scenes. I found no information about their closing at their website - on discussion forums it is taken as a fact though. The team of three young guys might be an easy target for the RIAA to bully so maybe that is what happened - but I would like to hear it from themselves. If they do close, I hope they will release the source code for the program anyway (accidentally of course so that the RIAA doesn't sue them for that

)...

- tg

napho · 29-11-01, 02:23 PM

A small program called Yoink is also shutting down.

http://www.downloadcommunity.com/

JackSpratts · 29-11-01, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TankGirl
I found no information about their closing at their website - on discussion forums it is taken as a fact though - but I would like to hear it from themselves.

tg - the announcement is made at xolox boot-up but for some reason it won't copy and paste, otherwise i would've put it up.

- js.

TankGirl · 29-11-01, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JackSpratts
tg - the announcement is made at xolox boot-up but for some reason it won't copy and paste, otherwise i would've put it up.

- js.

Thanks Jack. I don't doubt that it's for real, I would just like to hear what the guys have to say about the reasons... or perhaps the RIAA has managed to intimidate them enough so that they don't even dare to tell publicly what has really happened. If you find any additional info, please relay it to us.

- tg

napho · 29-11-01, 05:39 PM

JackSpratts · 29-11-01, 05:47 PM

thanks napho - i can't do that here but i was just about to send it to tgs' email.

- js.

TankGirl · 29-11-01, 05:50 PM

Thanks for the screenshot, napho!

That 'taking into account' leaves me wondering even more. These guys were not working with FastTrack technology and for a group that has obviously put a great effort into their client development they seem to be leaving way too nicely and easily. I can't help getting an impression that a couple of friendly RIAA legal guns have assisted them in that 'taking into account' part...

- tg

ps. and thanks to you Jack as well!

JackSpratts · 29-11-01, 07:48 PM

well, when you figure the guys at xolox aren't making a dime and the riaa will spend several million $$ bringing suit, a way can be found that benefits both parties...the people being the exception of course.

hey wait a minute, maybe i could launch a p2p and then get "per$uaded" to close it down. yeah. that's the ticket & power to the people! merry christmas everybody!

- js.

TankGirl · 30-11-01, 10:39 AM

This is what the XoloX development team e-mailed to InfoAnarchy:

Quote:

XoloX is a small, privately owned company that does not have the means to fight the recording industry Goliaths (even though we have a David in the XoloX team). The market for venture capital for Internet related projects practically dried up leaving hardly any possibilities for new initiatives or developments.

Erik from InfoAnarchy comments:

Quote:

Given a "financial injection", XoloX may resume operations, but that seems unlikely. Meanwhile, their Gnutella client of course remains in a usable state, however, it is currently not decided whether the source code will be released. To my knowledge, this is the first working decentralized client software that has been discontinued for fear of litigation.

- tg

zombywoof · 30-11-01, 02:37 PM

Looks like another scared rabbit bites the dust...Too bad, I liked the XoloX app.

At least 'the donkey' is still running strong for now.

napho · 01-12-01, 09:20 PM

Don't mourn XoloX yet. It still works.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&threadid=6105

JackSpratts · 02-12-01, 10:57 PM

while the client page expired keeping it from commencing downloads there are a couple of work arounds, by far the easiest being just disconnect from the net, open xolox and reconnect, or open xolox before you log on. works fine either way.

- js.

29-11-01, 01:18 PM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,018	Last Days At Xolox the fast growing gnutella based p2p program Xolox has decided to close their doors rather than (apparently) risk a lawsuit by the riaa, music publishers/dog walkers of america and the grand order of ancient hibernians. xolox stood out from the p2p crowd by being the smallest and easiest to use file sharing application available and one which finally brought multi-source downloading to the gnutella familly, greatly freeing it's notoriously clogged arteries. shuttdown occurs dec. 1st. xolox will be missed. - js. Last edited by JackSpratts : 29-11-01 at 01:35 PM.

30-11-01, 02:37 PM	#11
zombywoof Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 2,160	Looks like another scared rabbit bites the dust...Too bad, I liked the XoloX app. At least 'the donkey' is still running strong for now. Last edited by zombywoof : 30-11-01 at 02:42 PM.

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29-11-01, 02:00 PM	#2
TankGirl Madame Comrade Join Date: May 2000 Location: Area 25 Posts: 5,587	I wonder what has really been going on behind the scenes. I found no information about their closing at their website - on discussion forums it is taken as a fact though. The team of three young guys might be an easy target for the RIAA to bully so maybe that is what happened - but I would like to hear it from themselves. If they do close, I hope they will release the source code for the program anyway (accidentally of course so that the RIAA doesn't sue them for that )... - tg

29-11-01, 02:23 PM	#3
napho Dawn's private genie Join Date: May 2001 Location: the Canadian wasteland Posts: 4,461	A small program called Yoink is also shutting down. http://www.downloadcommunity.com/

29-11-01, 05:39 PM	#6
napho Dawn's private genie Join Date: May 2001 Location: the Canadian wasteland Posts: 4,461

29-11-01, 05:47 PM	#7
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,018	thanks napho - i can't do that here but i was just about to send it to tgs' email. - js.

29-11-01, 05:50 PM	#8
TankGirl Madame Comrade Join Date: May 2000 Location: Area 25 Posts: 5,587	Thanks for the screenshot, napho! That 'taking into account' leaves me wondering even more. These guys were not working with FastTrack technology and for a group that has obviously put a great effort into their client development they seem to be leaving way too nicely and easily. I can't help getting an impression that a couple of friendly RIAA legal guns have assisted them in that 'taking into account' part... - tg ps. and thanks to you Jack as well!

29-11-01, 07:48 PM	#9
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,018	well, when you figure the guys at xolox aren't making a dime and the riaa will spend several million $$ bringing suit, a way can be found that benefits both parties...the people being the exception of course. hey wait a minute, maybe i could launch a p2p and then get "per$uaded" to close it down. yeah. that's the ticket & power to the people! merry christmas everybody! - js.

01-12-01, 09:20 PM	#12
napho Dawn's private genie Join Date: May 2001 Location: the Canadian wasteland Posts: 4,461	Don't mourn XoloX yet. It still works. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&threadid=6105

02-12-01, 10:57 PM	#13
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,018	while the client page expired keeping it from commencing downloads there are a couple of work arounds, by far the easiest being just disconnect from the net, open xolox and reconnect, or open xolox before you log on. works fine either way. - js.