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MUTE protects your privacy by avoiding
direct connections with your sharing partners in the network.
Most other file sharing programs use direct connections to download
or upload, making your identity available to spies from the RIAA and other
unscrupulous organizations.
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Ants display collectively intelligent behavior when
foraging for food or fighting off predators.
Each ant in the colony acts in a rather simple
way, but together they end up doing something clever, like
discovering the shortest path between their ant hill
and a food source.
MUTE's routing mechanism is inspired by ant behavior.
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MUTE is based on research, and experiments show
that it works quite well. MUTE's ant-inspired routing is light-weight,
robust, and adaptive. Results from experiments in real MUTE networks
show that the collective behavior of MUTE nodes quickly finds the shortest
(or fastest) routing path between two nodes on the network.
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"The RIAA just started bullying Internet users, but they've been
bullying musicians for decades. By refusing to pay for major label
(RIAA) music, we can usher in a more fair music business and keep the
Internet free (as in freedom)."
Read more at Downhill Battle...
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MUTE 0.5.1 is available for the following platforms:
- Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/etc.
- Mac OS X 10.2 and later
- Linux and other Unix (compilable source code)
MUTE is free software (placed in the public domain), which means there are no restrictions on its distribution or use. You can freely pass it on to friends, post it online, or edit the source code to release your own version.
Before downloading MUTE from this site, please donate a small amount ($3
or more) to support my continued work on free software. You don't need
to sign up for a PayPal account to donate---you can make secure,
one-time payments through PayPal with most major credit cards.
(Confused? Isn't MUTE free? Read this.)
After donating through PayPal, you will be bounced back to this page where you will see a list of available downloads.
If you don't have a credit card or a PayPal account, you can also donate by mail (see these instructions). After mailing your donation, please email me (jcr13 at users.sf.net) for download instructions.
Don't want to donate?
If you've already donated to the MUTE project, or cannot afford to donate, or don't want to donate, click here.
About My Life and Work
I have been working on free software projects for most of my adult life.
I have developed and released free peer-to-peer software, hypertext tools, and video games.
I have also been involved in a number of activist, community, and journalism projects.
A full list of my recent releases can be seen in my release log, and you can also read about what I'm currently doing in my worklog.
My spouse, child, and I live modestly: we spend less than $10,000 per year total.
Thanks for your support.
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