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Trackerless BitTorrent Beta Posted

Posted by samzenpus on from the update dept.

jgarzik writes "BitTorrent development is occuring at a furious pace. At the beginning of May, an Azureus update added distributed tracker and database features. Yesterday, Bram updated BitTorrent to include support for trackerless torrents in the new BitTorrent 4.10 beta."

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  1. wryy by Clay+Pigeon+-TPF-VS- · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    yay. Now we can get our linux isos without trackers! Everyone knows that legitimate bt needs to be trackerless. Current tracker-based bt doesn't work at all for legitimate file sharing. (The preceding was sarcasm). The only good reason for trackerless torrents is to prevent the **AA from shutting down infringing filesharing. I am a fair-use advocate, but I don't see the legitimate purpose to trackerless torrents that cannot be fulfilled by trackered torrents.

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    Viral software licensing is not freedom, it is in fact GNU/Socialism.
  2. So...Idle Hands are... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    *sigh*

    All this work for a less than honorable cause. Just think what could be if all this human effort had been channeled through a charity, say Habitat for Humanity, your local food bank, or teaching someone to read. Then people could be well on there way to having a life and a job. Then able to buy not only the necessities, but all those optional things, like movies, music, and games, as well as books.

  3. Re:I fucked your mother by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Getting sick of your own?

  4. Re:How the new Trackerless Protocol works by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    'aight' is a contraction of 'all right' you vacuous peon. Putting 'all aight' just makes you sound like the fucking cretin you strive to make everyone think you're not.

    Dullard. Stop posting.