| Gnutella is an open file sharing Network originally created by Justin Frankel of Nullsoft. That means, unlike most other networks, everyone can write a client which can access the GNet, if it fulfills the publicly available specifications.
The specifications are discussed and created by the »GDF (the gnutella development forum), an open Mailinglist for developers, with by this date over 1000 members. After that they are documented in the »rfc-gnutella.
That way all programs share a common base, while the protocol also allows for client specific options. The developers are careful to ensure the greatest possible backwards compatibility.
Despite the name, Gnutella isn't GNU-Software, though some Gnutella clients are GPL-licensed. It is an open network, and the origin of its name may be found more easily by eating too much Nutella, than at GNU (That means: Gnutella is not a project of the FSF or related to GNU software tools).
To learn more about about Gnutella visit http://gnufu.net - Gnutella For Users
This FAQ was contributed from http://gnufu.net - Gnutella For Users
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