Pablo Soto
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Pablo Soto was born in Spain
in 1979. In 2001 he developed the MANOLITO
protocol, Blubster and Piolet - two peer-to-peer file-sharing servent
s.
He apparently left the MP2P Community in 2004, subsequently Blubster and Piolet slowly began to lose their user base. By the end of 2004, when discussions on P2Pforums.com were focused on whether or not Pablo had left the community for financial reasons, it was known that Pablo has a rare form of muscular dystrophy
and his progressive weakness was an obstacle.
In May 2006, Pablo released Manolito, a third clone application, and new versions of Blubster and Piolet.
Pablo now puts his energy on Omemo
, an open source peer-to-peer software for storage space sharing.
In June 2008, Warner Music, Universal Music, Emi, Sony and the Spanish association PROMUSICAE
filed a lawsuit against his company MP2P Technologies, demanding 13 million euros for unfair competition.
Spain
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in 1979. In 2001 he developed the MANOLITO
Manolito
Manolito, a hypocoristic of Manuel, may refer to:*Manolito P2P – peer-to-peer network created by Spanish programmer Pablo Soto.*People with the given name Manolito:**Manuel "Manolito" Goreiro, character in the Mafalda universe...
protocol, Blubster and Piolet - two peer-to-peer file-sharing servent
Servent
In general a servent is a peer-to-peer network node, which has the functionalities of both a server and a client. This is a portmanteau derived from the terms server and client; it is a play on the word "servant"....
s.
He apparently left the MP2P Community in 2004, subsequently Blubster and Piolet slowly began to lose their user base. By the end of 2004, when discussions on P2Pforums.com were focused on whether or not Pablo had left the community for financial reasons, it was known that Pablo has a rare form of muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of muscle diseases that weaken the musculoskeletal system and hamper locomotion. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.In the 1860s, descriptions of boys who...
and his progressive weakness was an obstacle.
In May 2006, Pablo released Manolito, a third clone application, and new versions of Blubster and Piolet.
Pablo now puts his energy on Omemo
Omemo
Omemo is an open source social storage platform, in which users anonymously share files on a part of their hard disks. It has been developed by Pablo Soto, who is also creator of Blubster.Omemo uses a ring-shaped DHT based on Chord...
, an open source peer-to-peer software for storage space sharing.
In June 2008, Warner Music, Universal Music, Emi, Sony and the Spanish association PROMUSICAE
PROMUSICAE
Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry...
filed a lawsuit against his company MP2P Technologies, demanding 13 million euros for unfair competition.
External links
- Pablo Soto Homepage
- http://www.blubster.com/
- http://www.piolet.com/
- http://www.manolito.com/
- http://www.omemo.com/
- http://foofind.com/