creed Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 HiIm a bit confused again,I see a lot of closed off topics due to illegal trackers, illegal files and the like.All this makes sense, as in a lot of countrys downloading copyrighted stuff is bad, and the ones where there is a grey area, its just a matter of time and money as far as I can see, including my country.But...Im showing my ignorance here or my naivety but how many torrents are there to download that are legal.Ok I know everyone comments on download from Openoffice, get a Linux OS and the like, but surely once you have one or the other, what more can you download, to put it another way, how can anyone use a torrent based client for any more than a week and then use it for updates for any particular app/os. ? and that cant be that often and if it is, how long does it take to download...And Im unsure about these sites as well, whenever I have downloaded a Linux thing, there are no ratios, the only Ratio systems I have seen are on what would be called "Bad Sites"...So I suppose the question is, is this all Hypocritical ?Not starting a flaming war, just wondering, like I said its more my ignorance than anything else. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeppal Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Ur ignorance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creed Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Enlighten me then ?I bet you would find 85% of people dont use Linux or Open Office and (add stuff I dont know about here) so whats everyone need a Torrent Client for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keloran Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 there are free games that use BT as an update client, also once you try some dists of linux, you wana try others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segosa Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 There are a lot of free Tech TV shows that use bittorrent to distribute their episodes. thebroken, Hak.5, etc. Then there's podcasts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creed Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 OkSo I had a look here...http://www.legaltorrents.com/index.htmand then I woke up 30 minutes later, my face on top of my keyboard.... So all 2 of you are telling me there has been over 3000 people looking at "Better Settings" because they want to download..'The Best Of Comfort Stand Recordings Vol.1' :shock: I dont think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segosa Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Yeah, so what? It's used for illegal stuff mostly. That's life, deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creed Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Nice one6 Posts and thats the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkman Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Stupid question. Whatever people download is their business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segosa Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Nice one6 Posts and thats the answer You already knew the answer, you just wanted us to admit it. Hey, we do admit it, however that doesn't mean that there are no legal uses. I find I always take the torrent option for free software if possible because it's much faster than a single threaded http connection. As was said, what people download is their business. No one needs to know. People have a right to ask how to speed up their downloads without stating what they are downloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creed Posted October 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 yeah okboth answers are true.So basically its - a screwdriver is used for screwing screws, but if you use it to break into a house its not our fault.Fair enough, I thought someone would have given links to a site that has legal torrents that mantains a seeding ratio, they cant exsist then, but thanks for your answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevvi Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 So basically its - a screwdriver is used for screwing screws, but if you use it to break into a house its not our fault.No, no, NO! I use a crowbar for breaking into houses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfire Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 I know someone who lives on a big hill, and his only broadband internet connection is a unreliable wireless one, so I use a single seed/self-tracked torrent to send files to him, since other methods might fail in the middle and other problems may occur. It's the easiest way since bittorrent has built-in hash checking and other safety features to make sure the file gets there safe and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 That's actually a pretty cool idea, I'd never thought of using it to send files to my friends... It's something I may have to try out when sending big files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 I also have a question. Is downloading music, episodes of animation, and games using torrent download ILLEGAL? Also, what would happen if you get caught? How can you make sure the torrent is legal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vurlix Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 It all depends on the laws enforced by your government. Typically, copyrighted material which you do not own and is licensed in your country is illegal to download. As any file distribution medium, what you do is at your own discretion -- and risks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 So basically its - a screwdriver is used for screwing screws, but if you use it to break into a house its not our fault.No, no, NO! I use a crowbar for breaking into houses! Speaking from personal experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshy Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 HiIm a bit confused again,I see a lot of closed off topics due to illegal trackers, illegal files and the like.All this makes sense, as in a lot of countrys downloading copyrighted stuff is bad, and the ones where there is a grey area, its just a matter of time and money as far as I can see, including my country.But...Im showing my ignorance here or my naivety but how many torrents are there to download that are legal.Ok I know everyone comments on download from Openoffice, get a Linux OS and the like, but surely once you have one or the other, what more can you download, to put it another way, how can anyone use a torrent based client for any more than a week and then use it for updates for any particular app/os. ? and that cant be that often and if it is, how long does it take to download...And Im unsure about these sites as well, whenever I have downloaded a Linux thing, there are no ratios, the only Ratio systems I have seen are on what would be called "Bad Sites"...So I suppose the question is, is this all Hypocritical ?Not starting a flaming war, just wondering, like I said its more my ignorance than anything else. 8)many websites have legal files and ratios combinedhttp://www.the-zomb.comhttp://www.dimeadozen.orghttp://www.bootcity.orghttp://bt.etree.orghttp://www.yeeshkul.comhttp://www.shnflac.nethttp://www.pinkfloyd.wsmaybe YOURE the one whos a crock of sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00ted Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 I think this thread would be better, with LINKS to legal torrent content? http://leoville.comhttp://twit.tv/http://revision3.com/http://diggnation.com/hmm, what else. I know there's a bunch I know someone who lives on a big hill, and his only broadband internet connection is a unreliable wireless one, so I use a single seed/self-tracked torrent to send files to him, since other methods might fail in the middle and other problems may occur. It's the easiest way since bittorrent has built-in hash checking and other safety features to make sure the file gets there safe and sound.Have you seen this? http://www.whitsoftdev.com/ssft/Pretty neat little app and, probably not as "extreme" as setting up a bt tracker on your comp. FEATURES:Only one computer needs to be able to accept incoming TCP/IP connections; the other just needs outbound connectivity Files can be transferred in either direction, regardless of the direction of TCP connection Capable of operating over network address translators (NATs) using port forwarding Partially transferred files can be resumed if the partial file matches the file being sent Files are automatically hashed during transfer using an MD5 algorithm Hashes on the sending and receiving sides are compared to ensure the file was transferred without errors Supports very large files (up to about 4 petabytes; note that you must be using NTFS to have files larger than 2 GB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGooseyOne Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 bittorrent is great for legal stuff like podcasts, video shows, and game demosand usually, legal torrents run much faster than illegal onesnot that i would know or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshy Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 I think this thread would be better, with LINKS to legal torrent content? i made LINKS to legal content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00ted Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 yea, i replied before reading the full thread. But yea. some good sites have been listed. there are plenty of legal torrent sites around.Also, keep in mind, World Of Warcraft also relies on the BitTorrent technology.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winMX_67 Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 r00ted your a big fan of systm.org right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00ted Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 yea, sorta. i dont work for them, but yea a fan in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astral Monkey Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Yeah I also like the Revision3 shows (diggnation, systm, thebroken, etc.) and the other ex-TechTV guys too (leo, patrick, chris, etc.)Here's some other nice legal tech podcasts and vidcasts released on torrentsFrom The ShadowscommandNDigitalLife TV with Patrick Norton (not released on torrents but check it out anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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