You are absolutely right about my attitude. I am a but too serious but part of this comes from ignorance and trying to catch up all the time.
I should do some personal research not just with "Bearshare" but other programs as well. I admit I'm a bit gun shy downloading anything from the internet because of all the warnings about viruses' that seem to be rampant in the cyberworld.
On another note; what makes Bearshare so special? And do I really want to know what "d00d" means?
Thanks for the well deserved kick in the behind. I deserved it.

Many things, but some of the important ones are:

It was really and truly developed by a mix of pros and serious users meeting both privately and within BearShare Labs which was available to all in the old BearShare Forums.

It was always designed to be functional and screw the pretty stuff... Hence there was never any 'skinning' nonsense.

It was and still is the only client that actually respected the intelligence of the user.
The GUI is clean and simple with as much info as you wished to see.

It is 'friendly' within Gnutella Network.

...er, and there was Vinnie !

Aaron can give a very succinct run down on the technical aspects that set BearShare apart from the others.

Don't panic !

It is simply an affectionate nickname used in the Texas insurance business.