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BitTorrent for Content Providers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the but-it's-per-se-bad-don't-you-realize dept.

snuvlorgin writes "ibiblio.org has entered the fray, launching an enhanced BitTorrent site. Among the torrent offerings (all legal) are Linux kernels, distros, Project Gutenberg texts, and the ibiblio Speaker Series, which includes videos of talks by Larry Lessig, Robin Miller, and Dan Gillmor. ibiblio developed and open sourced the Osprey and Permaseed software to make BitTorrent seeding reliable, persistent, and suitable for large-scale content providers. Yes, you can find these torrents later."

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  1. Peachy by RLiegh · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So corporations like Redhat, Mandrake and IBM will be getting a free ride while homebrew distributions will fail to qualify.

    Oh But hey IT MKAES PPL REELIZ BITTORRRENZ KEWWWLLLL!!!!

    Bleah; I'm going to be sick.

    1. Re:Peachy by RLiegh · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Ah, nice knee-jerk there, mr mod. SORRY! Sorry to point out the fact this only benefits people and organisations who can quite well afford to get their message out on their own fucking dime!

      Who does this benefit? It benefits corporations and it "legitimises' bittorrent so you can KEEP DOWNLOADING PIRATED MOVIES AND APPZ.

      Fuck corporations looking for yet another free ride, fuck warez kids gushing over the thought of their p2p app being 'legitimate' and most of all FUCK BITTORRENT.

      Seriously.

    2. Re:Peachy by RLiegh · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Hey, look, up in the sky, it's my point...going right over your fucking head.

      Nothing is 'stopping' independent distros, you're right; but this doesn't 'benefit' them, either. Who does this benefit

      This benefits blowhards and corporations -who get quite enough breaks as it is.

      I'm sorry to piss on the little "omg! p2p iz legt now' party, but I don't think this is newsworthy.
      If ibiblio was setting up seeds and torrents for homebrew projects That would be newsworthy. But just them allowing mandriva to save ten bucks isn't.

    3. Re:Peachy by imsabbel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Come on please... if you want to benefit, stick you head into your ass, then she shit thats comming out of your mouths has a nice place to stay and doesnt pollute the internet.

      Or better shoot yourself and help the world be a smarter place.

      --
      HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
  2. WWOT 7p!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    NeNtBSD posts on Baatled in court, moronic, dilettante