Gnutella
Originally, Gnutella (“new-tella”) was the name of a prototype client developed during just a few weeks in March 2000 by Justin Frankel and Tom Pepper, the same “Gnullsoft” team that created WinAmp, the first popular MP3 player.
In the release of the beta-test version, almost everyone saw a competitor to Napster designed to overcome its restrictions and limitations for swapping music files. This was perhaps a natural if hasty conclusion based on the timing of the release. Tom Pepper solemnly maintains that their prototype client was actually developed to swap recipes—the name a play on the “Nutella” brandname of a hazelnut/chocolate sandwich spread used in desserts and baking.
The issue of original intent quickly became moot when America ...
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