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Firefox Gets File Sharing Extension
Jonnty writes "Firefox finally has a good P2P extension.. "[It] incorporates peer-to-peer capabilities into the browser via a sidebar. AllPeers "combines the strength of Firefox and the efficiency of BitTorrent" to add media sharing to the long list of available extensions." "
It's spelled hentai, you insensitive clod!
Since the allpeers site is getting bombed, here is the coral cache link: http://www.allpeers.com.nyud.net:8090/index_f.htm
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I usually use anime to denote certain qualities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime
covers the topic nicely
This could be really useful if the protocol was NOT BT.
It would make great sense to have a p2p protocol that sucked down the first part of the file first, allowing the user to stream straight into the browser.
BT has two attributes that make it a very poor choice for browser integration--the order of downloaded packets is random and BT should stay up long after the file has finished downloading--it's lifetime should not be bound by the lifetime of the browser.
But good concept, but just not quite worth it.
For something that is already in development, check out http://moztorrent.mozdev.org/screenshots.html
Here you go
Good thought but...check out #5 of the Firefox EULA
Firefox EULA
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You're exactly right! If only those companies who specialize in distributing shiny discs and losing money on lots of smaller acts so they don't have to pay taxes, respected copyrights, then we'd have more than 0 works entering the public domain since 1923.
I feel fantastic, and I'm still alive.
Here is how it works.
You have IP of Anonymizer.
Anonymizer has your IP and target IP.
Anonymizer is in a country that is not subject to U.S. Laws, does not keep logs, and uses encrypted communications with you.
Target IP may be another anonymizer in yet another country.
Ultimate target id is offering file you want.
So much for how it works...
Problem: No accountability. Leeches overwhelm seeders.
So you really need accountability to support p2p.
What seems to be happening.
Private invitation only tracker sites with limited membership are springing up which mimic the old warez networks. Best invitations are for those with thick pipes and good connections to content creators (some of them literally in hollywood). Many layers like an onion- most folks will only get a few layers in and be happy.
You and your 50 closest buds share stuff and are members of multiple similar groups. Riaa and other agencies lose the big fat target they currently have. It gets a lot harder for "mom" to download so Riaa is happy as they can be when they know they are not getting every last dime possible. It gets harder to get the rare stuff since storage is smaller.
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
ActiveX pollutes your registry, slowing everything else down. It also creates versioning nightmares. Also, I believe most of the malicious AX controls in EI are silently installed.
See, with Mozilla at least you have the choice of what level of fuckitude you are willing to put on yourself.
No sig for you!
Tried doing a "Whois" of the website. Got nothin, though it is registered. Googled the CEO, Cedric Maloux. Found some interesting things about him and his past web activities, but nothing that gives insight to this new "allpeer" extension for Firefox. I'm just not sure how he plans to make money off of this because extensions are "usually" free. *cough*advertising*cough*
Bittorrent and the MPAA made peace, didn't they?
o od_Reach_Piracy_Deal/1132701192
http://www.betanews.com/article/BitTorrent_Hollyw
Speaking of the /. effect, I can't get to the Allpeers link in the story but the Coral link is definitely working! The Coral FireFox extension rocks!
In the early 90s, some companies in Japan wanted it renamed to "Japanimation" to emphasize the national origins of anime. They failed (partly because it makes you say "jap", but mainly) because the fanboys prefered the shorter "anime", because it was the "real" term, and it signified transcultural reinterpretation ( disney style animation -> anime (japanese) -> anime (english)) and also happened to be nation-neutral. There's international anime today, and the aesthetic is international, so, the fanboys chose the best usage.
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