MUTE 430342 209884491 2008-05-03T11:20:23Z Delirium 6827 add a citation {{Infobox Software | name = MUTE | screenshot = | caption = Screenshot of MUTE on Linux | developer = [[Jason Rohrer]] | latest_release_version = 0.5.1 | latest_release_date = [[April 23]], [[2007]] | operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] | genre = [[File sharing]], [[Anonymous P2P|Anonymous peer to peer]] | license = [[Public domain]] | website = [http://mute-net.sourceforge.net mute-net.sourceforge.net] | }} The '''MUTE Network''' (or '''MUTE-net''') is a [[peer-to-peer]] and [[friend-to-friend]] [[file sharing]] network developed with anonymity in mind. The MUTE client is [[open source]] software released under the [[Public domain]] and includes support for the [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] computer [[operating systems]]. Unlike the relatively popular [[Freenet]] [[anonymous P2P]] network, Mute's search functionality is similar to classical peer-to-peer applications. ==History of MUTE== MUTE was developed by [[Jason Rohrer]] using a routing [[algorithm]] based on [[ant colony optimization]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Covering tracks: New privacy hope for P2P | publisher = [[CNET News]] | date = [[February 24]], [[2004]] | url = http://www.news.com/2100-1027_3-5164413.html}}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Free software|Free Software Portal Logo.svg}} *[[File sharing]] *[[Anonymous P2P]] *[[ANts P2P]] *[[RShare]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/ Official website] *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/mute-net/ MUTE SourceForge website] *[http://www.planetpeer.de/wiki/index.php MUTE wiki and FAQs] *[http://board.planetpeer.de/index.php/board,32.0.html MUTE forums] *[http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mute-net-discuss MUTE mailing list] *[http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/howPrivacy.shtml How the MUTE Anonymous P2P network works] *[http://kommute.sourceforge.net KOMMUTE - A file sharing client that uses the MUTE network] [[Category:Anonymous file sharing networks]] [[Category:SourceForge projects]] {{network-software-stub}} [[de:MUTE]] [[es:MUTE]] [[fr:Mute (logiciel)]] [[it:MUTE]] [[hu:MUTE]] [[pl:MUTE]]