Application Details:
| Version: | Bearshare 9.01 |
| License: | Free to use |
| URL: | http://www.bearshare.com |
| Votes: | 0 |
| Latest Rating: | Garbage |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 1.3.13 |
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What works
Installer works.
What does not
Program crashes on startup.
Workarounds
What was not tested
Earlier Versions of Bearshare
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Not sure if I maybe missing some special Windows program to make Bearshare run or not. It wants to start, but crashes on startup. I am going to look into it more and will report back if I get it running.
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Current | Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Feb 14 2011 | 1.3.13 | Yes | No | Garbage | Karl Zeigler |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
"BearShare" versions "v6" and up, released since Free Peers was shut down in the summer of 2005, are not the original gnutella servent at all; rather they are proprietary iMesh clones which limit user choice and employ Microsoft DRM to lock users into a monthly payment plan and requiring payment for each track burned to a CD.
As the DRM is proprietary to Microsoft (and keyed to a P2P-hostile company in this case), these versions will never be allowed to work in WINE or any operating system not provided by Microsoft.
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