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

[Jerry McBride]

On Thursday 09 August 2007 08:52:54 pm Kurt Wall wrote:
> WTF? As seen at http://tinyurl.com/yqvazg:
>
> "Question:
> Hey, where's the source code for BitTorrent version 6.0?
>
> Answer:
> Sorry, source code for BitTorrent 6.0, like the source code for
> uTorrent, will not be released.  However, versions 5 and earlier
> were of course released under open source licenses, and remain
> available for you to modify and redistribute subject to the terms
> of their respective licenses."
>
> My $0.25 prediction: BT will change the protocol, also proprietary,
> in subtle or not so subtle ways, in less than a year.
>

I agree and to add... there's no telling how much "spy crap" will be added in 
the new binary only distribution...

Yeah, call me paranoid, but i's got me through all these years. People, if you 
can't have a chance at seeing the sourcecode, especially for P2P software, 
DON'T USE IT.

Cheers....


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