how many people in here that has pro actually purchase it? cause u can dl it with the free verison so i don't see how LW makes money

Well yeah, as others have said, Pro is more like of a donation. Little changes accur between the Basic and the Pro version (someone like sberlin will be able to tell you more).
It rather depends on wether you consider LW a good application and are willing to help it advance by buying Pro.
That, and the LW people have a hen that lays golden eggs...

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iMac G4 OSX 10.3.9
RAM 256MB
LW 4.10.5 Basic
ADSL anything from 3 to 8Mbps/around 1024kbps

"Raise your can of Beer on high
And seal your fate forever
Our best years have passed us by
The Golden Age Of Leather"
-Blue Öyster Cult-

It's good that there's really not much difference between Basic and Pro, and I agree with Murasame (I'm on my 4th Pro) that it's a donation to encourage the development. I donate BECAUSE I don't have to and I hate being a leech. You can even build your own version that could be as good as Pro

The cash also rewards quite a few open sourcers who help out the project. See http://www.limewire.org/awards.shtml for how they are also thanked. [btw--the page is quite out of date just now and is being updated soon, I hope]

So--LW even uses the cash to back up their gratitude. That makes me trust LW probably more than I should

I'm even starting to think the LW folk take this message seriously

Quote:

The combined public efforts of noble individuals will keep Gnutella a virtuous, public network, for the people and by the people. In donating our code, Lime Wire LLC hopes that all free-spirited developers will join us to build a network that benefits all people and future generations.

from http://www.limewire.org/
Yep--it's a good project that feels good to support. I don't know how they keep up with the costs, but it works

Don't you get connected to more sources?

Yes--when connected as a leaf. If you are running as an ultrapeer, then you are already connected to many more sources.

Pro advantages can change with each release, but frankly when running as an ultrapeer, I really don't notice much difference.

see what some of the coding experts have to say http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...=&postid=86557