Ourtunes

What is ourTunes? ourTunes is the continuation of several open source projects designed to allow you to browse and download from other people's iTunes Music Shares?

Isn't this just another java based iTunes client? A long itme ago, we started hacking on One2OhMyGod, which was a simple swing-based itunes client that implemented 4.1 authorization. Then apple came out wiht iTunes 4.5 and broke that. The liboppendaap project cracked the authentication, and some fine folks on the east coast forked One2OhMyGod into AppleRecords, which was basically just One2+4.5 authentication. We then hacked that code beyond recognition. What ourTunes does differently is that it connects to every visible host, gets thier music library listing, and then disconnects. You are presented with a searchable, sortable list of every song from your local itunes shares, and from there you can play MP3 files, and download MP3 and AAC files.

Is this a Peer to Peer (P2P) program? Aren't those things created by Satan to steal Christmas from Baby Jesus? It's not "really" a peer-to-peer program, because it doesn't allow you the opportunity to share any files or music.

Why am I not seeing any hosts? Is the whole internet dead? There probably aren't any people on your network sharing iTunes music. ourTunes only allows you to view connections within your networks "subnet" (often the building you are currently in, maybe a little bit more). If you are running ourTunes from home, I'm sorry to say but you'll probably be pretty disappointed. It's really only a viable program where there are lots of people living on a fast network with good taste in music (cough college campus cough).

Why can't I download songs from the internet? ourTunes isn't that type of program. It's designed to only function within your local network. This is partially a design constraint of Apple's iTunes program, and partially a decision on our part. ourTunes is not meant to be Kazaa. It's only useful for exchanging music with people close by, who you more than likely know.

I hate what you are doing. I hate you. I hate your cat. (and other variants thereof) Well, you are certainly entitled to your own opinions. We enjoy receiving emails and will probably answer them if you take the time to explain your viewpoint.

You're going to destroy all the good things that Apple has done for the world! Very unlikely.

Can it download protected content from ITMS? No. And we're not interested in implementing this.