Estonians key to writing Kazaa code - GoFuckYourself.com

theking · 02-11-2003, 02:32 AM

"TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- When Swedish software developer Niklas Zennstrom cast about for help in writing the Kazaa file-sharing software, colleagues raised eyebrows when he chose three unheralded youths from little-known Estonia.

And jaws dropped when the program that Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn wrote from their spartan, two-room office quickly became the leading software download on the Internet -- CNET's Download.com distributes about 14 million copies a month."

Read the article here.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/interne....ap/index.html

<IMX> · 02-11-2003, 02:43 AM

I'm not surprised...I'd be more surprised if people are surprised by this.

pr0 · 02-11-2003, 02:45 AM

its a big piece of shit thats spammed with fake porn, virus's & fake/mis-named music/movies

am i suprised someone from that area of the world wrote it....hmmmm

DjSap · 02-11-2003, 02:46 AM

I would be suprised if they were paid more than $10/hour...

Eugene_K · 02-11-2003, 05:08 AM

Estonians are good.

Quote:

Originally posted by DjSap
I would be suprised if they were paid more than $10/hour...

And I would work for 10$/hour myself and I can do nice stuff in web development

flashfreak · 02-11-2003, 07:02 AM

so much hate...
pr0 don't tell me you've never used kazaa...

02-11-2003, 02:32 AM	#1
theking Nice Kitty Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The good old USA!!! Posts: 21,053	Estonians key to writing Kazaa code "TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- When Swedish software developer Niklas Zennstrom cast about for help in writing the Kazaa file-sharing software, colleagues raised eyebrows when he chose three unheralded youths from little-known Estonia. And jaws dropped when the program that Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn wrote from their spartan, two-room office quickly became the leading software download on the Internet -- CNET's Download.com distributes about 14 million copies a month." Read the article here. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/interne....ap/index.html __________________ When you're running down my country hoss...you're walking on the fighting side of me! FOR THE LYING LOWLIFE POSTING AS PATHFINDER...https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-pr...athfinder.html

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02-11-2003, 02:45 AM	#3
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	its a big piece of shit thats spammed with fake porn, virus's & fake/mis-named music/movies am i suprised someone from that area of the world wrote it....hmmmm

02-11-2003, 02:46 AM	#4
DjSap Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,869	I would be suprised if they were paid more than $10/hour...