ANts P2P is an anonymous peer-to-peer open source file sharing software written in Java. The software was initially conceived in 2003 to explore the potentials offered by a number of novel routing protocols (ARA, ants-based routing, MANET routing protocols) based on swarm intelligence. A report (in Italian) about the initial phases of the project can be downloaded from the software website. A short summary in English is available on the ANts P2P website. The software developed was subsequently made available on Sourceforge in 2004. The code is licensed under the GPL. As of the 7th of November 2010, this software has been downloaded by over 500.000 users.
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