http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r14118115 en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:26:13 EDT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:26:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14118115 xdeadhead : my bad forget it. i misread your post.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14118115 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:35:30 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14116166 wmcbrine : Om Malik errs in reffering to BitTorrent as "a network". Each shared file, or torrent, is a separate virtual network of its own. Nothing links them to one another. Rather, BitTorrent is a protocol, a servlet (combined client/server), and a system.

One could argue that the new search capability on bittorrent.com changes this, but it's not an essential part of the system.

As I understand it, it's also wrong to imply that BitTorrent started as a tool for illegal trading; I've read that it was originally conceived to share Linux ISOs. In any case, legitimate use has flourished alongside shadier trading from the beginning; it's not a new development.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14116166 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:15:46 EDT