Please don't make that analogy. It should "It's ok to make a copy of that candy bar from MEGA Grocery Store but just don't make a copy of that candy bar from Joe's Corner Market." Personally, I make copies of candy bars all the time.
I like The Register too, but I find it funny that a website calling things Chimpzilla and Mozarella, (lol. I learned that from the wikipedia) can criticize another website. Lets just say that they're both unprofessional and that's the way we like it.
Ensuring equal sharing should not be the job of the trackers, but the clients. Trying to do it with trackers just doesn't work because the tracker relies on trusting the client and you can modify your client to send whatever data numbers you want to the tracker.
The clients themselves should be enforcing sharing ratios by having a better tit-for-tat policy. The current method relies on "choking" a client, but it doesn't match one's upload. The clients should all only upload to users at a 1.20 ratio to what they are downloading from that user. Thus, if you send me 10 KBs, I send you 12 KBs and it should constantly adjust in real time. With this, everyone's share ratio will be at least 1.00, unless someone is seeding to someone else. So, no need for trackers to ensure ratios.
Actually, not quite. The effort barrier required to create a torrent is probably what makes BT have better quality files than other networks. A person who figures out how to make a proper torrent and then takes the time to seed it probably will share a better file than someone who puts a half completed file in his "share directory" or shares his windows folder. Most people probably also wouldn't bother to create and seed a torrent of a half completed file, unless they're RIAA. As long as BT requires some effort to share files, the quality should remain ok.
Huh? That doesn't make sense. DHT just allows you to share with other people not on the tracker. A private tracker can refuse to track anyone they dont want to, for example if you're not logged in. No one is talking about getting anyones passkey, you should keep that safe. However, if you have DHT enabled, you can share with other people not on the tracker, using your own bandwith. It doesn't hurt the tracker in any way and its not stealing anyone else's bandwith, so it shouldn't be any concern of the tracker who you share with.
The US Air Force has released its new mission statement, which reads 'The mission of the United States Air Force is to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests -- to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace.'
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Please don't make that analogy. It should "It's ok to make a copy of that candy bar from MEGA Grocery Store but just don't make a copy of that candy bar from Joe's Corner Market." Personally, I make copies of candy bars all the time.
Maybe Bush is a genius after all! http://www.bushorchimp.com/
I like The Register too, but I find it funny that a website calling things Chimpzilla and Mozarella, (lol. I learned that from the wikipedia) can criticize another website. Lets just say that they're both unprofessional and that's the way we like it.
If you want to make that comparison, Wikipedia is to encyclopedia as Register is to news.
Thanks for clarification. I think I confused password with passkey.
Ensuring equal sharing should not be the job of the trackers, but the clients. Trying to do it with trackers just doesn't work because the tracker relies on trusting the client and you can modify your client to send whatever data numbers you want to the tracker.
The clients themselves should be enforcing sharing ratios by having a better tit-for-tat policy. The current method relies on "choking" a client, but it doesn't match one's upload. The clients should all only upload to users at a 1.20 ratio to what they are downloading from that user. Thus, if you send me 10 KBs, I send you 12 KBs and it should constantly adjust in real time. With this, everyone's share ratio will be at least 1.00, unless someone is seeding to someone else. So, no need for trackers to ensure ratios.
Actually, not quite. The effort barrier required to create a torrent is probably what makes BT have better quality files than other networks. A person who figures out how to make a proper torrent and then takes the time to seed it probably will share a better file than someone who puts a half completed file in his "share directory" or shares his windows folder. Most people probably also wouldn't bother to create and seed a torrent of a half completed file, unless they're RIAA. As long as BT requires some effort to share files, the quality should remain ok.
Huh? That doesn't make sense. DHT just allows you to share with other people not on the tracker. A private tracker can refuse to track anyone they dont want to, for example if you're not logged in. No one is talking about getting anyones passkey, you should keep that safe. However, if you have DHT enabled, you can share with other people not on the tracker, using your own bandwith. It doesn't hurt the tracker in any way and its not stealing anyone else's bandwith, so it shouldn't be any concern of the tracker who you share with.
The US Air Force has released its new mission statement, which reads 'The mission of the United States Air Force is to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests -- to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace.'
Don't forget running the Stargate!