zeropaid.com — The creator of BitTorrent refuses to help private BitTorrent trackers, accusing them of being destructive to sharing. Despite the increasing sophistication and potential disruption posed by the latest generation of ratio cheating software, BitTorrent creator and developer Bram Cohen has reiterated his refusal to change the protocol.
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sfgeekOct 12, 2006
ARGH! That page crashes Safari every time. Nice move.
Closed AccountOct 12, 2006
thats not even the pointthe article is about the protocol not the client
praxis22Oct 13, 2006
People who cheat, will always want to cheat, and will spend a long time working out how to subvert the system. I'm with Bram on this one. I share because I think it's the right thing to do, even I've fully downloaded with a ratio of only 0.25, I still leave the PC seeding untill I'm between 1.0 & 1.5, the system works because people share. There will always be leeches.
reese268Oct 13, 2006
Every time I read an article about Bram Cohen.... he comes off as kind of an arrogant, self-important dick.Anyway, both private and public trackers exist.... if you don't like trackers that keep track of ratio, then don't use them. But I have used both, and whatever Cohen says, private trackers are vastly superior... and anyone who tries can keep a good enough ratio to not worry about getting banned.
obkenobiOct 13, 2006
Nah, private trackers suck.
ceedeeOct 13, 2006
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zeta44Mar 14, 2007
Huh! No more ratio enforcing.Check this:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_deals/GreedyTorrent_A_software_to_boost_your_bittorrent_upload_ratio">http://digg.com/tech_deals/GreedyTorrent_A_software_to_boost_your_bittorrent_upload_ratio</a>