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- Uranium118, on 10/10/2007, -2/+27If you're a complete moron, that's your own damn problem.
- maxtypezero, on 10/10/2007, -1/+25guess what. the website is utorrent.com. maybe you should email them and tell them to change their domain to alt230torrent.com
- Dorkbot101, on 07/15/2009, -0/+24µTorrent has always been closed source. what's being closed is the protocol specs.
- LANjackal, on 10/10/2007, -0/+21Maybe you should tell users how to type a mu while you're bitching at them.... could be more effective :)
- Jugalator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14µTorrent was closed source since the day it was born.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Not at all considering it wasn't made with that intention you bonehead
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10oh... I forgot: µsuck
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Suck an egg, you anal RETENTIVE (it's one word, you no-talent ass-clown) bastard. If you had two brain cells to rub together you might be able to come up with a spark of something intelligent to say. Alas, you don't.
- AnteChronos, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6Easy method to use (but hard to remember): Alt + 230 (on the numpad). More involved but easier to remember: Open character map. Double-click the character (it automatically copies to the clipboard). Paste. Both of these solutions are Windows-centric. For other OSs, RTFM.
- cquilliam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Care to elaborate on why this situation is hypocritical? Just because some people use bittorrent clients to download illegal software, doesn't mean the author of uTorrent doesn't have any rights? By that logic, other software writers like Khaled Mardam-Bey (mIRC author) should not have any legal rights to their software because I can use mIRC to download pirated software. Hell, why don't I take Windows and re-package it with more spyware and sell it to people on the street, Microsoft shouldn't be able to do anything about it because people use Windows to pirate software....that is, according to that logic.
Sorry, there are many people that use uTorrent for legal purposes. I don't remember what I did before torrents came out for downloading the latest linux distribution releases. - AnteChronos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4"the micro prefix is usually only associated with the metric system" Which is exactly the point, actually. µTorrent is invoking the "micro" connotation of mu to emphasize its small size and memory footprint.
- kahrn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Deluge is the way to go. Azureus is, and always will be a memory whore.
- emorgoch, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4You forgot http://eztvefnet.org for all your current TV shows
- thedarkwolf, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5The greek letter µ pronounce mu (mew) is exactly what it stands for. It does not say micro torrent. its mew-torrent.
the micro prefix is usually only associated with the metric system - rebopper, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3You don't have to update to the new versions, even if it is as "big brother" as you make it sound.
http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=utorrent - Ravatar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3BitTorrent has always been a transfer protocol for ANY data, it was not made for any specific purpose although it specializes in large amounts of data (iso images of Linux builds, for example). Just because people use his very flexible framework and protocol for a different purpose than what was intended doesn't make the creator or the protocol itself bad.
- 1n4007, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3German keyboards use a second modifier key. That plus 'm' types µ :P
btw ümläüts röck - wiifm69, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Sounds like a sweet deal, you pay $42, and then you get access to free software. ***** yes
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Deluge doesn't work for me. Azureus FTW!
- linkinpark342, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2µTorrent (also microTorrent or uTorrent) is...
one does not question the wiki! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utorrent - AnteChronos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Because non-ASCII charaters aren't allowed in domain name, or course. But look at the site, and *every* instance of the name is "µTorrent".
- whiledo, on 03/25/2009, -0/+2"uTorrent has had enough of one such site making profit from their work and is stepping up to the mark to hold them accountable."
Errr... If you replace "uTorrent" with any big content owner's name, how is this any different from why they want to crush most "genuine" file sharing sites? - stimpack, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Find me someone who isn't a wanker?
- Dustmuffins, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Last I checked I used torrents to get stuff for free?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Okay.
- AlexFerny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2because the python BT client was GPL .. meaning you could use it under the GPL.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Where is your proof?
- c0ldfusi0n, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4You mean themselves? Cause we all know Bram sold out to the MPAA.
- RyanWilliams, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It's an idiom.
But yeah, seriously, how pedantic can you get? Who is seriously going to bother inserting a greek letter all the time when most people just read and pronounce it as uTorrent anyway? And indeed, as mentioned above they themselves had to use a U in the domain name which is evidence that the crew see it as a perfectly appropriate alternative.
Lamery. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3anyone care to elucidate me as to why I'm being buried?
- n3w5wh0r3, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3This is lovely. Cracking down on scammers and giving them 150,000 dollar fines. Sound like the FBI xD
And uTorrent wasnt developed for pirating, it was developed for file sharing.
When someone abuses that, well, that isn't uTorrent's fault. - misterjangles, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I might agree with you that the original version by Brahm wasn't made with that intention. But every client since then, they know full well what the software is used for 99% of the time. uTorrent in particular has warez search feature built right into the interface for crying out loud!
I say ***** 'em. This is poetic justice in the truest form. Somebody is taking their hard work and using it to make a profit for themselves without paying the original author. This is *exactly* what pirate bay and all of the other ad-supported tracking sites do.
They should send that cease and desist letter to themselves. - aadnk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I believe it's a quote/meme from 4chan, which itself originated from 2channel (or something like it). So no, they don't.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2its digg - so I don't think so. and if that was the case that would be the only thing getting buried and not the parent comment. sometime I don't get the will of the crowd.
- misterjangles, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I have to say that I nearly did a spit-take when I read this. Any bit-torrent related software, site, etc sending out a cease and desist letter is just about the most comical thing I can imagine. oh yea, but the didn't intentionally make the client for stealing. boo f--ing hoo! whaa whaaa all the way to mommy guys. we all know what people really use the software to do.
Payback is a bitch - aadnk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1So you would rather have those sites scam gullible people, instead of actively stopping them?
- whiledo, on 03/25/2009, -0/+1(mainly to DCUK)
And I guess you believe the smoking stores really do sell those "water pipes" strictly for use with tobacco, eh? - cspivack, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Nope, this website is making a profit off of their software. Bittorrent doesn't make money off of illegal downloads.
- r3bol, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Whats the deal about not seeding on the pirate bay?
I find e-donkey good for hard to find stuff. - stimpack, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Way to blow possibly the largest torrent user base. No matter how much people like uTorrent, its gonna be kinda dodgy using an MPAA client to download movies.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1ah did I make you get out your dictionary
- aadnk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I don't see how suing scammers (or money-greedy pirate-companies) would change that. So no, I doubt it.
- DolphinGL, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Why are we caring about the fate of something now owned by the MPAA?
- norman619, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1ummm.........What?
- hbpencil, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1so I assume that you are a wanker then.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1What Ravatar said.
This model was to transfer large files to large groups of people without the traditional costs involved. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Where is your proof?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1americans should not talk like this
- zeppo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1uTorrent is now part of the MPAA/RIAA who gives a flying ***** what happens to them. I hope they get raped full force in the mouth, vagina, and ass!
- JeremyCouch, on 12/22/2008, -0/+1As despicable as I think the offending website is I do not see why uTorrent should be able to stop it. For instance, a website that collects and organizes useful free information from all of the internet that would otherwise be hard for the average user to find should be able to charge a fee if they wish.
I understand there are laws. I'm not talking about the law, I'm taking about what is really a crime. IP laws are not legitimate crimes. -
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