Port PeerBlock to Mac / Apple OSX

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Would like to see a Macintosh Port of PeerBlock.

Currently running 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Thanks!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by brando...@gmail.com on 12 Oct 2009 at 9:47

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I used to use PG on Leopard, but never could get it to function on Snow Leopard.
It would be nice to have a working blocker for Mac again.

Original comment by OregonRe...@gmail.com on 11 Aug 2011 at 11:50

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Love to have this on the mac too !!!!

Original comment by hfiore...@googlemail.com on 12 Aug 2011 at 10:45

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This would be fantastic thanks!

Original comment by cameron....@gmail.com on 13 Aug 2011 at 11:35

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Definitely would love to have this on the mac

Original comment by Timmyd2...@gmail.com on 29 Aug 2011 at 11:03

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Sorry, couldn't find the star icon....Would love to have a Mac version.
Thanks

Original comment by michelle...@gmail.com on 1 Sep 2011 at 12:57

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Michelle from comment 205: The star is at the top to the left of "Issue 161"

Original comment by adam.whi...@gmail.com on 7 Sep 2011 at 12:45

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Just a brief comment for the VM thought: VMs are supplanting their own 
networking into the equation, but that doesn't mean it's not "real". I feel the 
idea is actually more "standardized" I can still pick my specific card I want 
to simulate, and NAT vs. Bridged is handy... These happen with one click... 
Meanwhile too, I've heard tale that OSX Lion 10.7 is NOT illegal to run in a 
VM. This will help if your hardware can handle running even 2 VM copies of Lion 
(probably needs to handle Lion as a host first) 
http://images.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx107.pdf See 2.B.iii . This will be 
a great opportunity for canned environments to test inside, without affecting 
the host. Cheers.

Original comment by lookmomnohands on 8 Sep 2011 at 6:49

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Whats it gonna take to get this into development? A website to help support 
with donations to get it at least started? I'm down.

Original comment by thelastc...@gmail.com on 12 Sep 2011 at 10:11

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Please, for Mac!

Original comment by mcinni...@gmail.com on 15 Sep 2011 at 3:03

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Please, for Mac!

Original comment by mcinni...@gmail.com on 15 Sep 2011 at 3:04

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Hit me up for 20$ when you have a mac version, you have my email.

Original comment by rahnjen...@gmail.com on 25 Sep 2011 at 3:05

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Being as this issue is two years old, maybe someone could start doing something 
about it?

Moreover, if you guys are tired of hearing the "me too" comments, here's a 
thought: consider perhaps porting PeerBlock to Mac OSX 10.7 and we'll stop 
bothering you. We (the people in this thread) have offered to give you the 
computers, developers, cash and infrastructure you need to make it happen, 
so... make it happen.

Thanks.

Original comment by mcd...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2011 at 4:59

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Seriously, when an issue's number of voters outpaces the number of votes for 
literally all of the other issues combined, that's when it's time to start 
thinking about implementing a fix for it.

Original comment by mcd...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2011 at 5:02

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OS X... it is time. Thank you.

Original comment by Jason.G....@gmail.com on 17 Oct 2011 at 5:52

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Would be interested in both seeing and when possible aiding in bringing a 
PeerBlock for OS X to light. 

I'm a milddle-aged professional developer so have resources available both 
money-wise and with hardware and development skills.  Would be interested in 
discussing what your group would consider.  Not looking for any compensation - 
just to help the community.

Original comment by aarondi1...@gmail.com on 23 Oct 2011 at 2:16

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I am not a cpp developer. But I have macs running both Lion and Snow Leopard. 
Hence I would be able to compile and report back any errors.

Original comment by jo...@joycebabu.com on 3 Nov 2011 at 2:26

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Just want to say that this would be great. I use peer block on my Windows 
machines, and a Mac version would make me very happy.

Original comment by jwood...@gmail.com on 4 Nov 2011 at 5:10

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I don't know if this is the right place to post it, but I found a new version 
of peerguardian for mac: 1.7.0b. It seems to block stuff and to update lists 
works as well, has anyone else tried it? Still, I would love to see a MAC 
version of peerblock, used it on windows and loved it.

Original comment by charlieb...@gmail.com on 10 Nov 2011 at 8:36

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Please create a mac port of this software. However please it must be a 
universal binary. Because there are lots of people who use the G5 series of 
macs.

Original comment by cole.hen...@gmail.com on 30 Nov 2011 at 8:32

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one more vote please!

Original comment by kingfe...@gmail.com on 10 Dec 2011 at 5:30

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 Please give us a port, there doesn't seem to be a blocklist manager for OS X anywhere. I'd be glad to help any way I can!!

Original comment by will.mci...@gmail.com on 14 Dec 2011 at 5:19

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let's make it happen, it's been two years! thanks!

Original comment by showmeyo...@gmail.com on 22 Dec 2011 at 6:41

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Yeah I'm still waiting for an update on this issue.

Original comment by HJk...@gmail.com on 25 Dec 2011 at 2:48

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ditto, running lion, just discovered Peerguardian using Version 1.6b2 (721) and 
the blocklists from http://www.iblocklist.com/lists.php
but I understand peerguardian is no longer being developed and it looks like 
Bluetack blocklist http://bluetack.co.uk/ needs support as well.

Original comment by mscott...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2012 at 6:46

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I too would greatly appreciate a mac version of Peerblock. Pretty pleez :)

Original comment by 1largemo...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2012 at 11:44

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I would love a mac version, willing to donate! i know alot of others would be 
for this as well!

Original comment by TJM.midd...@gmail.com on 25 Jan 2012 at 5:38

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So, question:  Will PeerBlock work with Windows emulator programs like Fusion?  

I've been researching whether I want to boot camp my MAc or go with Fusion of 
Parallels... Having PeerBlock work in Parallels/Fusion would pretty much make 
my mind up for me.

Thanks!

Original comment by rkrau...@gmail.com on 26 Jan 2012 at 3:39

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WTF is the holdup? Make a MAC version NOW!

Original comment by phix...@gmail.com on 30 Jan 2012 at 1:00

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Mac version please!

Original comment by MSLaf...@gmail.com on 8 Feb 2012 at 11:57

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mac please!

Original comment by acplu...@gmail.com on 13 Feb 2012 at 12:15

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please can we have a mac version

Original comment by davidmor...@googlemail.com on 13 Feb 2012 at 11:05

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As OSX gains more and more market share, it makes sense to extend Peerblock to 
them, for everybody's safety.

Original comment by fruiz...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2012 at 5:04

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Max version pretty please

Original comment by mattcro...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2012 at 7:35

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Hoping for Mac version..... 

Original comment by jonv...@gmail.com on 27 Feb 2012 at 8:34

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Its been 3 years since you knew there was demand for a Mac version.
Just charge $4.99 for it. Old windows users would pay it by the thousands and 
you'd make your money back for your efforts. In the 3 years. 3 iPhones have 
been released, 3 iPads. A new version of the Mac OS and Windows have been 
released and even a whole new version of Adobe CS.
They can do it. You can write a program for Mac. It's not so hard it takes over 
3 years to make. You've clearly not been working on it. Come on guys. Just sell 
it. And make it. Keep the windows one free. That way when they migrate over to 
a Mac they will make the purchase. It would be a no-brainer. Stop stalling and 
please do it. 

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Original comment by a562...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2012 at 3:05

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I completely agree with whoever made comment 238, you summed it up perfectly! I 
clicked on the link in the Peerblock FAQ expecting to find recent comments only 
to realize the comments go back to 2009 and it's now March 2012. So.... how 
hard are you working on bringing out a Mac version? You mentioned your 
"developer" was about to purchase a Mac so she/he could write the code....Price 
on Apple computers has come waaaay down in the last three years -- I've seen 
some Mac laptops advertised under $700 CDN. Anyway, good luck with it, and get 
on it! If you can't afford a Mad for your developer, hell, even I can throw a 
few dollars to you and I'm poor (which is why I download torrents in the first 
place!) TY :)

Original comment by HeidiSta...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2012 at 3:38

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I have been a financial supporter since the old Methlabs days in 2002 (not a 
lot of cash but about $100 total). I would love to see a MAC version now as I 
have added a mac to my arsenal (due to video editing). I no longer need 
antivirus but get very nervous as to who is trying to access my computer. I use 
Peerblock all the time on my PC, even though I am not doing p2p. It is scary to 
view what is trying to hit my system. So please let us know when a MAC version 
comes out. I will gladly send more cash. (around $50 to help out as I 
appreciate it being free) Thanks Again, E.

Original comment by faceless...@yahoo.com on 18 Mar 2012 at 10:15

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I agree, I own a PC and mac, I would love a Mac version.

Original comment by koltchan...@gmail.com on 25 Mar 2012 at 8:47

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Guys you should stop posting here. They haven't worked on the PC version for 
1,5 years. So obviously they have ditched the project and thus we won't see a 
Mac version, ever.

Original comment by Nick.Bo...@gmail.com on 7 Apr 2012 at 2:35

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There certainly looks to be a lot of support for this idea - I would like to 
add my voice the the heap.

Original comment by Sfac...@gmail.com on 7 Apr 2012 at 9:18

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Yes, we are still working on things - it's just going pretty slowly right now, 
Real Life taking precedence and such.  We have a bunch more stuff on the 
roadmap, Mac support included.

We're still working to re-architect things in such a way that it can be used 
cross-platform.  In fact we need to do this even to better support Windows, and 
once that's done we'll be able to start figuring out how to best provide Mac 
support.  And linux, ideally even DD-WRT/OpenWRT based routers.  Hopefully even 
Android devices.  

So no, we haven't "ditched the project".  You just need to remember - we have 
jobs, children, families, etc.  While the donations we receive are gratefully 
accepted, we don't receive nearly enough to support any of us for any 
meaningful amount of time.  It's primarily a "labor of love".

Again, it'll be coming eventually . . . you just need to bear with us.  It's 
frustrating, I know, but there's little we can do to move things along more 
quickly right now.  Sorry.  We understand there's a lot of interest in a Mac 
version of PeerBlock, and fully intend to try and fulfill those wishes as best 
we can.

Original comment by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 4:44

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I'm not too familiar with it so I just based my post on the latest stable 
release (for Windows).

Thanks for the update :)

Original comment by Nick.Bo...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 5:04

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If you charged $5 on the Mac App Store, I would pay it. I'm sure many would.

Original comment by cubex...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 5:58

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Totally. Put it in the Mac App store and get some green for your labor. I know, 
that doesn't create time in your schedules ex nihilo, but it would be a way to 
get back some capital for all that you  have invested in the project. I'd 
certainly drop $5.00 for it.

And kudos for letting us know what's going on. RL is priority uno, and we get 
that. If there's anything we can do to help, ask us. I'm certain there's a 
number of people in the user/follower community who can assist in a variety of 
ways.

Jake

Original comment by jwood...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 6:28

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I'm not sure what peer block is. Did I email you a long time ago?

On Sunday, April 8, 2012, wrote:

Original comment by danielvi...@gmail.com on 8 Apr 2012 at 9:01

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To peerblockproject at gmail:

I don't understand how this is so fundamentally complicated. OSX ultimately 
runs on a UNIX source base. How is this much more difficult than skinning 
pf/pfctl for OSX to look like PeerBlock in Cocoa?

Stop trying to reinvent the wheel and just give the people what they want, ffs. 
Even if it doesn't work exactly like the Windows version, you have people who 
are willing to PAY you to develop this product. Apple users seem to have an 
endless supply of money to spend on their apps and they love paying off 
developers of their favorite products.

Mac firewalls are sorely needed and largely garbage, and pretty much the only 
option right now is Little Snitch. Fill the need, make it look like whatever, 
even if it's unique to the Mac, and practically overnight you'll have 10,000 
users paying you $5 a pop to buy the "better"/"more intuitive"/"touch-friendly" 
version of PeerBlock for OSX, thereby financing your project and redevelopment 
needs.

Original comment by mcd...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2012 at 5:11