Wednesday, October 12, 2005
An Introduction to BitTorrent
First of all BitTorrent is not a hacker tool. Nor is it illegal to use. Nor is it spyware.

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In this introduction I'll try to explain the problem BitTorrent was written to solve. And show you how to use it to download large popular files.

The Problem with Publishing:
More customers require more bandwidth

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The BitTorrent Solution:
Users cooperate in the distribution


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You have something terrific to publish -- a large music or video file, software, a game or anything else that many people would like to have. But the more popular your file becomes, the more you are punished by soaring bandwidth costs. If your file becomes phenomenally successful and a flash crowd of hundreds or thousands try to get it at once, your server simply crashes and no one gets it.

There is a solution to this vicious cycle. BitTorrent, the result of over two years of intensive development, is a simple and free software product that addresses all of these problems.

The key to scaleable and robust distribution is cooperation. With BitTorrent, those who get your file tap into their upload capacity to give the file to others at the same time. Those that provide the most to others get the best treatment in return. ("Give and ye shall receive!")

Cooperative distribution can grow almost without limit, because each new participant brings not only demand, but also supply. Instead of a vicious cycle, popularity creates a virtuous circle. And because each new participant brings new resources to the distribution, you get limitless scalability for a nearly fixed cost.

BitTorrent is not just a concept, but has an easy-to-use implementation capable of swarming downloads across unreliable networks. BitTorrent has been embraced by numerous publishers to distribute to millions of users.

The offical BitTorrent site has lots of useful information about its implementation. Its here your will find the lastest versions to download.

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