Did You Know There's An OpenSource Alternative Client?

[DasFox]

I've searched high and low and like most in the beginning before this search began I was one of the many sheep that just followed uTorrent.

The thing is uTorrent is proprietary and I wonder if many people using this piece of software or any other proprietary software program really know what that means?

The truth is with any piece of proprietary software, especially something like this, you don't really know how secure you are, after all you'll never see the source code and you have to TRUST the company, or developer making it telling you that you are safe.

Now honestly people, given that most of you are downloading illegal software and copyrighted music and movies off of Bittorrent are you really going to put your trust in someone's hands in a situation like this?

Funny thing is most people are, because they do it because they didn't realize there were any other choices, or at least choices they like. Also they use the program thinking everyone else is and if it's a problem they think they're going to hear some public out cry about it, well guess again, things happen all the time quietly behind the scene no one ever hears about.

Well now you have a few choices if you didn't realize you did that is OpenSource, meaning the CODE is open and free for anyone to look at and develop themselves.

Proprietary, are you really going to take a chance and trust yourself with it for P2P? I don't know about you but I'm not.

Check them out you'll be happy you did, I am!

Now if you think this all sounds wacked out then stroll over to the Free Software Foundation and see what they have to say about Proprietary and safety!

http://www.fsf.org/

Here's one example of Skype and this issue of Proprietary software.

http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priorit...ypereplacement

This post is strictly about Open-Source Bittorrent ONLY clients and that is why Vuze is not listed. This is about REAL clients that don't support the corporate pigs Apple & M$ to name a few that Vuze do!

Here's a list of open-source clients: (qBittorrent looks the most impressive)

http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/
http://deluge-torrent.org/
http://www.binarynotions.com/halite-bittorrent-client

Someone is building Transmission for Windows:
https://forum.transmissionbt.com/vie...tart=15#p37848

PEACE

P.S. PLEASE KEEP THIS BUMPED TO EDUCATE OTHERS!

[anon]

What about Halite? It's also open source, and C++ based, instead of Deluge's GTK.

[Polarbear]

Azureus is open source as well.

[DasFox]

What about Halite? It's also open source, and C++ based, instead of Deluge's GTK.

Thanks missed that one, I put it on a list.

Azureus is open source as well.

Vuze (formerly Azureus) is not complete 100% open-source it is only partial.

[GCI]

I would think that we'd know if a piece of proprietary torrent software was causing trouble for illeagle activities. I mean, considering the masses that use uTorrent, I'm sure any wrong step will explode with complaints on the internet.

[DasFox]

I would think that we'd know if a piece of proprietary torrent software was causing trouble for illeagle activities. I mean, considering the masses that use uTorrent, I'm sure any wrong step will explode with complaints on the internet.

Don't be so sure, people could be quietly getting busted and you'll never know.

Like I said, the TRUTH is, when it's proprietary you don't know what's going on behind your back and that's a FACT!

[GCI]

Heh, noticed your edit

Anyhow, that is true, I guess you'll never know. So what is the best open source torrent client, that doesn't require any extra gui libraries like GTK?

[DasFox]

Heh, noticed your edit

Anyhow, that is true, I guess you'll never know. So what is the best open source torrent client, that doesn't require any extra gui libraries like GTK?

I just found this qBittorrent that I'm going to give a look at, looks interesting.

http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/

[GCI]

I just found this qBittorrent that I'm going to give a look at, looks interesting.

http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/

That doesn't look to bad, I'm also glad to see that the most recent update was less than a month ago. (I'm concerned about any open source BT project falling off the radar.) Next time I've got something to download, qBt will be on my list.

[DasFox]

I just found this qBittorrent that I'm going to give a look at, looks interesting.

http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/

That doesn't look to bad, I'm also glad to see that the most recent update was less than a month ago. (I'm concerned about any open source BT project falling off the radar.) Next time I've got something to download, qBt will be on my list.

Yes a recent update, I just installed it, this is quite impressive looking!

Yes sucks to see projects come and go, hopefully this will be around...