[Linux-users] BitTorrent 6.x Goes Binary Only

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 8/10/07, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> Kurt Wall wrote:
> > On Aug 10, 2007, at 3:49 PM, Ronnie Gauthier wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 20:52:54 -0400
> >> Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My $0.25 prediction: BT will change the protocol, also proprietary,
> >>> in subtle or not so subtle ways, in less than a year.
> >>>
> >> In MNSHO, they should rename the new package to SnitchTorrent.
> >
> > Yah, RIAA's new best friend.
>
> This is an odd turn of events, to say the least. The inventor of
> bittorrent, forget his name, a couple of years ago was just begging them
> to prosecute/sue him for his evil file sharing software. Real cocky. Now
> he's taking it proprietary. I wonder if they bought him or threatened him.
>
> Anyway, this is what forks are for.

Yes, Brahm Cohen sold out.  He was doing the whole starving
artist/student routine, and then suddenly hollywood came knocking, and
bought him out.

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