I've been wanting to set up a private P2P (peer-to-peer) network for sharing information/files with trusted friends and i think i found a decent application to do it. I invite all to take a look and post back if interested. let's start an Avalon P2P community where we can share resources!
My criteria for an application was:
(! = required) (* = optional)
! serverless - NO central server
! not web-based - application installs on your PC
! all traffic encrypted
! ability to share specific files with specific people
! FREE with no ad/malware
! connect automatically to other members when app runs
! basic text chat
* voice conferencing
* multi-platform (NT, *nix, etc.)
* open source
what i came up with is "
Transporter P2P", which meets most of my criteria:
http://www.brooksyounce.com/ - click the software link
It is incredibly SMALL in size, yet packs a decent punch. Missing is voice conferencing, but i emailed the dev to see if he'd be willing to update and integrate another app he wrote, "TinyTalk", with Transporter.Of course this can always be done with a separate app as well. It's not open source or multi-platform either, but one could always try running it on WINE if you're a Linux fan.
The one i really liked was "
qNext", but 1) it's ad supported and 2) like many others, they require you to create an account with them. Serverless is very important to me -- i don't want to rely on a 3rd party to be able to network with friends. It's also a privacy issue.
Post back if you're interested!