computer.howstuffworks.com — BitTorrent is a protocol that enables fast downloading of large files using minimum Internet bandwidth. It costs nothing to use and includes no spyware or pop-up advertising. This article examines how BitTorrent works and how it is different from other file-distribution methods. It also discusses BitTorrent's future on the Internet.
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ohhhl3thalSep 4, 2006
Is this seriously on the frontpage? Like it hasn't been done x amount of times.
krinthekuzSep 4, 2006
maybe im one of the few who agrees with you. this isnt "news" and i recall hearing about bittorrent at least 4 years ago.marked as lame.
sphinx13Sep 4, 2006
A leecher is someone who is downloading the file, but hasn't finished yet. It's not someone who has disabled uploading as that page says. You are uploading while downloading.
doctornkulSep 4, 2006
I think you have it backwards. In France all P2P for personal use is legal. There was a digg article a few months ago about it.
lycolocoSep 4, 2006
The popularity is that no one site is paying for bandwidth. Want to be a band and put out your new album for free, but don't have the costs to pay for 100 meg per person who wants the album? BitTorrent offloads those costs for you and life is good. That's why you see so many legal torrents out there that are so well seeded. It's free, it's easy, and it's definitely simpler for the site owners.
oavinaSep 4, 2006
The smallest and meanest bittorrent out there. :)<a class="user" href="http://www.utorrent.com">http://www.utorrent.com</a>
osbjmgSep 4, 2006
It's odd, that page evnetually causes Firefox to spike my CPU...
techaddressSep 7, 2006
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arlene1985Dec 1, 2007
Piracy has been legalized long ago. Many softwares which are claimed as 100% safe collect sensitive data and report to insitutions few people want to deal with. And all is done without prior agreement! I believe that a couple of reliable antispyware programs from reputable privacy protection companies like Webroot Spy Sweeper <a class="user" href="http://spy-sweeper-download.blogspot.com">http://spy-sweeper-download.blogspot.com</a> and ParetoLogic <a class="user" href="http://xoftspyantispyware.blogspot.com">http://xoftspyantispyware.blogspot.com</a> XoftSpy are a must on every Internet-connected Pc or laptop. There can't be too much protection!
robmiller99Dec 7, 2008
Bittorrent is not the problem its the users posting all the junk with hidden spyware<a class="user" href="http://whatisspyware.org/">http://whatisspyware.org/</a>