Researchers Decentralize BitTorrent

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A Cow writes "The Tribler BitTorrent client, a project run by researchers from several European universities and Harvard, is the first to incorporate decentralized search capabilities. With Tribler, users can now find .torrent files that are hosted among other peers, instead of on a centralized site such as The Pirate Bay or Mininova. The Tribler developers have found a way to make their client work without having to rely on BitTorrent sites. Although others have tried to come up with similar solutions, such as the Cubit plugin for Vuze, Tribler is the first to understand that with decentralized BitTorrent search, there also has to be a way to moderate these decentralized torrents in order to avoid a flood of spam."

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Tagi: pirate bay, european universities, torrent files, solutis, search capabilities, mininova, bittorrent sites, torrents, peers, cow, flood, harvard, tribler, developers, vuze

Researchers Decentralize BitTorrent

Posted by on under pirate bay, european universities, torrent files, solutis, search capabilities, mininova, bittorrent sites, torrents, peers, cow, flood, harvard, tribler, developers, vuze |

A Cow writes "The Tribler BitTorrent client, a project run by researchers from several European universities and Harvard, is the first to incorporate decentralized search capabilities. With Tribler, users can now find .torrent files that are hosted among other peers, instead of on a centralized site such as The Pirate Bay or Mininova. The Tribler developers have found a way to make their client work without having to rely on BitTorrent sites. Although others have tried to come up with similar solutions, such as the Cubit plugin for Vuze, Tribler is the first to understand that with decentralized BitTorrent search, there also has to be a way to moderate these decentralized torrents in order to avoid a flood of spam."

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Tagi: pirate bay, european universities, torrent files, solutis, search capabilities, mininova, bittorrent sites, torrents, peers, cow, flood, harvard, tribler, developers, vuze

Made-For-Torrents Sci-Fi Drama "Pioneer One" Debuts

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QuantumG writes "The first episode of the new science fiction drama Pioneer One has debuted and it looks like a hit. The pilot was shot for just $6,000, raised through the micro-funding platform Kickstarter, and the production is being supported through donations on the show's website. Donations can be made on a sliding scale with 'bonus' rewards for each level, such as an mp3 of the opening theme and deleted scenes. The show is being distributed through file-sharing systems such as BitTorrent and LimeWire thanks to VODO, the group who also helped produce it. Is this the future of television?"

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Tagi: epode, kickstarter, slashdot, new science, sci fi, raed, limewire, torrents, bittorrent, rewards, pioneer, datis, pilot, mp3