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Opera Embedding BitTorrent Client

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the p2p-uber-alles dept.

Opera Watch writes "The next version of Opera, 8.02, will have an embedded BitTorrent client. Opera has released today a Technical Preview of this new version on its FTP directory, though they have made no official announcement as of yet."

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  1. torrent by supe · · Score: 5, Funny

    So where's the torrent for Opera 8.02?

    1. Re:torrent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You know, they have a thing called AC for these kinda posts.

    2. Re:torrent by vitalyb · · Score: 2, Funny

      Episodes? Of what? Who gave you the permission to download them?

      And better don't take too long with the answer. Your time is running out.

      - Your friendly copyright slashdot watch.

  2. Re:Fine, but... by Jerf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes.

    Next question, please.

  3. Re:Another prediction by swillden · · Score: 4, Funny

    I predict that networking sites will be swamped by Opera users

    sites... swamped... by... Opera users ???

    Does not compute.

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  4. Re:Another prediction by byolinux · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think he means they both gang up and hit a site at the same time ;)

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  5. Re:Fine, but... by justforaday · · Score: 4, Funny

    And if I click on an .exe, my browser should execute it. No wait, that's not a good thing...

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  6. Re:Another prediction by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Netadmin: We've been Operadotted!!!

    Pointy haired: What's that mean?

    Netadmin: Two Opera users hit our web server within the same hour.

    Pointy haired: What's Opera? Is that a new virus?

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  7. Oprah? by ewg · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd be more impressed if Oprah offered support for BitTorrent.

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    1. Re:Oprah? by Evangelion · · Score: 2, Funny


      I thought the main reason for BitTorrent was that you didn't need a fat pipe.

  8. speaking of absolutes by uberjoe · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Either you're with bloat in the browser world or you aren't. Which is it?"

    That's sith talk there buddy, watch it.

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  9. Of course not by kahei · · Score: 2, Funny


    With Opera vs Firefox, each contender has many advantages; the argument could go on forever and in the end it's just a matter of taste, and of suitability for a particular role.

    With vi vs emacs, it's a much more important issue that has thankfully already been settled by vi winning.

    ^Z
    ^C
    end .end
    quit
    ZZ :quit :wq!

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  10. Re:Fine, but... by mcc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Either you're with bloat in the browser world or you aren't. Which is it?

    So I take it then that you're opposed to Firefox's inclusion of FTP and Gopher?

    Because I mean, come on, either you're with bloat in the browser world or you aren't. You don't need to access gopher or FTP via a webbrowser, there are command line tools for that. And how often do you really use gopher anyway?

    Curse this mozilla featuritis! Just think, if they dropped support for Gopher, they could possibly remove an entire kilobyte of bloat!

    Will no one think of the kilobytes??

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  11. Elsewhere... by iamjoltman · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, BitTorrent embeds Opera

  12. Re:Another prediction by XMyth · · Score: 3, Funny

    My grandma calls it Mozulla Foxfire.

    Swear to God.

  13. Re:The new "vi vs emacs"? by epiphani · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is "Opera vs FireFox" the new "vi vs emacs" ?

    No, "Firefox vs Opera" is the new "vi vs emacs".

    And, just like before, everyone knows firefox is better than opera.

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  14. Re:And open source is innovative? by bayvult · · Score: 2, Funny
    Nice logic. You've inspired me to reset my browser to load Photoshop for every GIF, PNG and JPG file on a web page.

    Who needs the convenience of protocols built into the browser?