p2pnet.net news:- Frontcode Technologies’ WinMX, one of the most popular of the original indie p2p file sharing applications, was doing so well that it caught the jaundiced eye of Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG’s RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America).

Then, WinMX is down, p2pnet reported in September, 2005.

But not for long because a band of Italian enthusiasts came to the rescue and soon after, “Wrong,” we said. “WinMX is back! And it’s all thanks to Italy’s P2PZone.” WinMx in funzione. Ecco la soluzione !

Sadly, it’s offline again and this time, it’s unlikely there’ll be a reprieve.

“Today I have closed down,” posts King Macro, head of WinMXGroup Operations. He goes on >>>>

This decision took a while to come to however eventually it was made to terminate operations as of today. Advanced notice was given to others to prepare for this however they chose not to act on this which has caused much panic, hence this announcement.

When frontcode decided to pull the plug on WinMX I took over operations from them and continued to keep WinMX running, and made some improvements along the way, however this has not been without hassle. At every step of the way there have been people constantly doing everything they can to work against me trying everything they can to make as much hassle as possible.

I have continued to put in my time and effort despite this because at the end of the day the winmx community was worth it. Lately however there has been nothing worth saving, the once great community has mostly fallen in to people arguing and fighting, and even the small pockets of the community I used to be able to go to for a bit of fun and to relax I now can’t - if it’s not someone complaining it’s someone pestering for answers to something. It’s quite simply not something I see any point in putting my effort in to saving any more.

In case anyone is wondering why I have come to this conclusion that it’s not worth it, I suggest you read peoples reactions to this closedown. If you think it’s selfish of me to want to spend my free time doing something I want to do instead of what you want me to do for you, and if you think it’s selfish to want to spend what little spare money I have on myself instead of spending it all on you, then you are exactly the reason that this has happened. If however you think it’s perfectly reasonable for me to do whatever I want to with my time, you are apparently in the minority.

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Also See:
p2pnet - WinMX returns: Grazie P2PZone!, September 23, 2005

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