Suprnova announces eXeem: Bittorrent inspired file-sharing application

January 1, 2005

JPWRana used our news submit to tell us that the guys behind SuprNova.org will continue to spend time on file distribution but will change it focus from offering torrents to the distribution of eXeem, a new file-sharing application.According to an audio interview on the SuprNova site eXeem should become a mixture of KaZaa and Bittorent, using somehow the BitTorrent protocol while using a de-centralized network.

The software should also come with a file rating system and like KaZaa with Ad-ware, something hardly appreciated in the file-sharing community. Slyck has more on the story and was able to get a raw copy of the interview with the SupRnova.org guy.

Prior to today's annoucement, the hype generated by the anticipated release of eXeem was astounding. Many had hoped the next generation of BitTorrent or their beloved SuprNova would rise like the Phoenix. However, this does not appear to be the case. As many cynical analysts had predicted, this may end up being just another decentralized P2P network with little new to offer. Torrent files play no role, there is no cross-platform support and the possibilities of adware already the have hard core P2P members shaking their heads. In all fairness, the only true evaluation will occur when the program is released in the coming weeks

JPWRana adds: "Read the article. Many people over at their forums and warp2search comments don"t give it good comments. I feel this is a disaster waiting to happen. There"s to be alot of adware... and no way to know the authenticity of the files, so if you want to download linux, it may be some gay porn for all I know".

One thing is sure, file-sharing is here to stay and is only getting better. Whether or not eXeem is going to be hit, there are already dozens of other applications that allow users to get all kinds of files from the net. Discuss filesharing in our Music Downloads, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) & Legal Issues Forum and read the entire story at Slyck.

Source: Slyck.com