Hyphanet

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Hyphanet

Summary

Hyphanet is a peer-to-peer software[1]. Hyphanet draws 211 Wikipedia views per month (peer_to_peer_software category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hyphanet is the creator of Ian Clarke[3].
  • Hyphanet is the creator of Florent Daigniere[4].
  • Hyphanet is the creator of Steve Dougherty[5].
  • Hyphanet is the creator of Arne Babenhauserheide[6].
  • Hyphanet received the SUMA Award[7].
  • Hyphanet's image is recorded as The welcome page of Freenet Hyphanet.png[8].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as peer-to-peer software[9].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[10].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as overlay network[11].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as application software[12].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as peer-to-peer file sharing[13].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as distributed social network[14].
  • Hyphanet's instance of is recorded as filestore[15].
  • Hyphanet's logo image is recorded as Freenet logo.svg[16].
  • Hyphanet's developer is recorded as Arne Babenhauserheide[17].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[18].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[19].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[20].
  • Hyphanet's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[21].
  • Hyphanet's programmed in is recorded as Java[22].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[23].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as macOS[24].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[25].
  • Hyphanet's operating system is recorded as Q14658[26].
  • Hyphanet's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.5 build 1476[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include peer-to-peer software[9], free and open-source software[10], overlay network[11], application software[12], peer-to-peer file sharing[13], and distributed social network[14].

History and Context

+1999-07-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hyphanet[28].

Why It Matters

Hyphanet draws 211 Wikipedia views per month (peer_to_peer_software category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] Hyphanet has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Hyphanet is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Hyphanet receive?

Honors received include SUMA Award[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . hyphanet.org. hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . hyphanet.org. hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . hyphanet.org. hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . heise.de. Retrieved . heise.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . hyphanet.org. hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . hyphanet.org. Retrieved . hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . hyphanet.org. Retrieved . hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . hyphanet.org. Retrieved . hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . hyphanet.org. Retrieved . hyphanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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