<s>
Dtella	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
and	O
open-source	B-Application
,	O
peer-to-peer	O
file	O
sharing	O
client	B-Protocol
that	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
distributed	O
,	O
decentralized	B-Operating_System
DC++	B-Language
Direct	O
Connect	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dtella	B-Protocol
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
file-sharing	O
intra-net	B-General_Concept
with	O
decentralized	B-Operating_System
communication	O
between	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dtella	B-Protocol
originated	O
at	O
Purdue	O
from	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
share	O
files	O
on	O
a	O
network	O
without	O
being	O
limited	O
by	O
Purdue	O
's	O
bandwidth	O
limit	O
(	O
for	O
residents	O
of	O
its	O
residence	O
halls	O
)	O
and	O
to	O
avoid	O
anti-piracy	O
take-down	O
notices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dtella	B-Protocol
started	O
as	O
a	O
client	B-Protocol
for	O
DCGate	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
DC	O
network	O
linked	O
via	O
IRC	B-Protocol
directory	O
nodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCGate	O
originally	O
provided	O
Purdue	O
with	O
IRC-based	O
network	O
transfers	O
at	O
about	O
1MB/sec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dtella	B-Protocol
grew	O
into	O
a	O
decentralized	B-Operating_System
system	O
offering	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
now	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
DCGate	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
DCGate	O
featured	O
main	O
IRC	B-Protocol
directory	O
nodes	O
,	O
Dtella	B-Protocol
is	O
decentralized	B-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
it	O
harder	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DCgate	O
translated	O
between	O
DC	O
and	O
IRC	B-Protocol
protocols	O
,	O
while	O
Dtella	B-Protocol
forms	O
a	O
P2P	O
mesh	O
network	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
not	O
rely	O
on	O
IRC	B-Protocol
or	O
any	O
other	O
central	O
node	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandwidth	O
caps	O
for	O
large	O
networked	O
entities	O
such	O
as	O
university	O
residence	O
halls	O
are	O
common	O
practice	O
,	O
attributing	O
to	O
Dtella	B-Protocol
's	O
spread	O
and	O
growth	O
across	O
multiple	O
universities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
many	O
forks	B-Application
of	O
Dtella	B-Protocol
exist	O
,	O
some	O
are	O
listed	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dtella	B-Protocol
hub	O
.	O
</s>
