Valknut (software)

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Valknut
Valknut on Linux/KDE
Developed by	Mathias Küster, Edward Sheldrake
Latest release	0.3.13 / March 15, 2008
OS	Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 resp. eComStation
Genre	Peer to peer
License	GPL
Website	http://wxdcgui.sourceforge.net/

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Valknut is a program that uses the Direct Connect protocol. It is compatible with other DC clients, such as the original DC from Neomodus, DC++ and derivatives. Valknut also interoperates with all common DC hub software.

Valknut was originally written by Mathias Küster and is licensed under the GNU GPL. It is written in C++ and uses the cross-platform Qt library for its GUI. Valknut compiles and runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, and OS/2 - eComStation.

Originally, Valknut was called DCGUI, which unfortunately was similar to the name of another Linux DC client. It was then renamed to dcgui-qt to avoid confusion. However, trademark problems relating to the use of 'Qt' in the name forced another name change, to Valknut.

Following the release of Valknut 0.3.7, Mathias Küster stopped working on Valknut. Edward Sheldrake then moved the code into the wxDCGUI project, where work is underway to add additional features, as well as to port Valknut's Qt3 user interface to Qt4 and eventually to wxWidgets.

During startup, the graphics of the splash screen shows a Valknut.