What do you think ?
Will it die someday ? :O
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What do you think ?
Will it die someday ? :O
maybe it'll join you in Hell with Sadam :lol:
irc is still here . so i think bt will survive another 10 years
Lol good one. :naughty:Quote:
Originally Posted by spark
well i think that will survive in 10-15years
:) he will some company :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by spark
I bet it'll survive for a long time, but it won't be as popular, something better will replace it eventually.
Hopefully not, but all the anti-piracy groups are geared up and 2 of the best trackers are already gone.
It will eventually die, like all things but surely will just be replaced by something more innovative.Quote:
Originally Posted by mievmo
10 years may be a farce.
With major ISPs such as AT&T and Comcast already throttling or eliminating the use of bittorrent on their lines altogether, it would seem that the bittorrent ship will sail sooner than many people had originally thought.
I'd wager that in 5 years, most countries service providers will have eliminated it almost completely.
Believing that bittorrent will still be in widespread use in 20 years is just silly.
Hmm... An good answer.. But better tech will replace BT.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
I think the ISPs are going to loose this battle, as more and more users complain. A lot of legitimate things use BT, like for Linux distribution. These images and sources are very large, and BT is being used to help with bandwidth costs. Just one example, but I doubt an entire group of users such as linux users are going to just roll over and start paying to host these large (and getting larger btw) files themselves. BT is here to stay, and the ISP's will loose when this battle really starts to get going.
And another 4 (at least) are on its way to replace them.Quote:
Originally Posted by HMthePM
Hydra baby ;) there's no stopping us :P
Not gonna happen next 10 years
everything what begins have the ending...but the ending can be in 5-10-15 years from now..until that we will enjoyed :)
Bittorrent only hurts the ISPs via enormous bandwidth usage. There is no advantage for them, even if you're looking at total profits through a customer base.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tokeman
If your ISP eliminated the use of bittorrent like AT&T has, would you disconnect your Internet in silent protest? Change carriers? What about when that one eliminates it after a year?
Service providers are all going to block bittorrent on their lines and that day is already here with some of the major providers. Your argument really holds no weight.
And yes, Linux users and others will roll over or they'll simply stop using the Internet. That's the major advantage that the ISPs have is they know that users are not going to simply stop using the Internet. You'll pay for it and you'll use what they give you or not use it at all. And we all know the latter option isn't very realistic in this day and age. Besides, there are other valuable methods of hosting files other than bittorrent.
you really cannot predict how things will turn out. on the one hand there are anti-piracy groups trying to shut down sites, on the other hand organizations distributing legitimate material over BT. the battle will go on, but the best should survive another 10 years atleast
Actually there is.Quote:
Originally Posted by IceTeeAnd another 4 (at least) are on its way to replace them.Quote:
Originally Posted by HMthePM
Hydra baby ;) there's no stopping us :P
The ISPs aren't attempting to cut off a tentacle, they're cutting off it's food supply.
This thread makes me sad. Do you have any idea how poor I'll be if I, one day, have to pay for all the magical goodness I get off torrent sites? :(
Maybe BT will die, but new tech will replace it... as i said before.
hell no .. the only time it dies is when something better is available ..filesharing will always be FREE and will always last FOREVER !
Do you earnestly believe that bittorrent is the only (or even best) method of file sharing? :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Defy
I have one word for you - Usenet.
Bittorrent is so widespread because it's one of the easiest and fastest methods to share files. Newsgroups do have their advantages (speed, harder to monitor etc.), but also have their problems (retention times, slightly harder to use).
I believe BT will die eventually, but it will not be due to ISPs throtlling traffic or a crackdown of anti piracy organizations, but rather due to the emergence of other, just as easy to use and more secure protocols.
What do you guys reckon could replace it at this time or in the future? Barring usenet of course. How about anonymous file sharing is there any possibility of one these protocols making it big anytime soon?
but "Usenet" isn't an freebie service.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkizoDo you earnestly believe that bittorrent is the only (or even best) method of file sharing? :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Defy
I have one word for you - Usenet.
u gotta pay :/
yBy "there's no stopping us" I meant the bigger picture...Quote:
Originally Posted by SkizoActually there is.Quote:
Originally Posted by IceTee
The ISPs aren't attempting to cut off a tentacle, they're cutting off it's food supply.
The "Warez Family".
If they cut the food supply we'll change to "water" :happy:
We'll even make up a yell like the one in the 300 movie
"This is Sparta!!!!" :01:
Good pointQuote:
Originally Posted by mievmobut "Usenet" isn't an freebie service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
u gotta pay :/
well not until something better comes out :)
I just know Skizo is going to point out that Usenet is free (some isp give it to their users) So ill beat him to it.
And I dont think BT will last longer than 5-10 years, but by that time something new has arrived.
I hope it dies. The sooner the better. This protocol is too insecure. I don't know what I'm talking about. I just want a protocol that doesn't only encrypt packet headers. I think. I don't like the idea that peers can see my IP address.
Usenet isn't free... or i'm wrong :blink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheffy
some ISPs give their users free access to their usenet servers, mine did but they stopped :(
Is this thread considering thepiratebay's new project .p2p as bt? .p2p is backwards compatible with .torrent files after all.
Everything have beginning and the end, so.......some day :dabs:
Never die as FST alive :P
Bittorrent is a protocol, a way of communicating and sharing data. It will never die in theory. In practice, it should become very unpopular for its insecurity in a few years. See torrentfreak's article on the .p2p protocol:http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-b...orrent-071030/
Here is the protocol design page: http://securep2p.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
I think bittorent will evenually die out. But when it does it will be due to a very strong replacement. Remember Kazaa anyone?
Of course it will die out...and in less then five years I would guess. Saying it will last up to 20 is ridiculous think about how much computers have changed in 20 years :dabs:
But of course file sharing will still be around because essentially people want free shit.
As allways it dies then it's replaced when i don't know say 5 years some will still remain no idea why they just will winmx for example people say it is still around i wish i could get it to work the patch just don't work for me.
I'm not quite sure BT will die in less than 5 years. BT's popularity has been growing steadily in the last few years, and if we look at previous large file sharing networks that have gone down in popularity, most have been forced to do so due to pressure from the movie/recording industry (napster, kazaa etc.)Quote:
Originally Posted by sear
BT seems more resilient to such pressures due to the extreme segmentation of trackers.
As to evolving replacements, I agree some superior protocol will probably come out, but I don't see anything overthrowing BT in the near future. I would go with 5-10 years.
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