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BitComet Banned From Private Trackers
An anonymous reader writes "Slyck news is reporting that because BitComet does not recognize the 'private flag' on torrents originating from pirate BitTorrent trackers, this client is being banned from these communities. Private trackers are finding their torrents spread via the private DHT layer, allowing leechers to bypass ratios and download content freely."
But since azureus is open-source, what if someone decides to make an build without this private flag recognizing feature? Shouldn't azureus be banned as well, having this "potential security hole"?
Azureus is slow as hell. Bitcomet is written in c++ by somebody who know show to program.
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How did this get modified as "informative"? The Java footprint is huge. Dynamic compilation is horribly slow compared to static, as the JavaBytes have to be continuously converted to the same native code before being run. Granted, the same optimizations are possible, but with static compilation, you compile once and you're done. With dynamic, continuous compiling is an addition to the program's overhead.
Java on Windows doesn't suck because of Windows. In fact, Java on Linux isn't much better. Java sucks because Java sucks. If you want to see how a virtual machine should be done, look at .NET, especially 2.0 and ClickOnce. Linux hacks of the .NET CLR work well, too, although I honestly don't have statistics on well they compare to Java VM on Linux.
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I'm all for private networks! It is extremely frustrating that everyone wants to download stuff but no one wants to share their bandwidth. If private networks or groups can limit leechers and improve service to people who are also willing to share, that has value to me, and I would actually be willing to pay a subscription.
If you limit your concurrent uploads to 3 connections and 10k, you should be banned period! That defeats the whole purpose and is just greedy and childish.