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Wil Wheaton: BitTorrent Isn't Only For Piracy

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-just-for-evil-anymore dept.

itwbennett writes "Geek advocate Wil Wheaton has written a blog post on the (legal) usefulness of BitTorrent, saying that the speed of his recent download of Ubuntu 12.04 should serve as a reminder that BitTorrent fills an important niche. Wheaton compares blocking BitTorrent to closing freeways because bank robbers could get away."

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  1. Re:second second first third post by Samantha+Wright · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it just me or does "Wheaton Wil" sound like a suitable Ubuntu version codename? Karmic Kirk, Picky Picard, Jaded Janeway, Suspicious Sisko... Quixotic Q, Whiny Wesley?

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