BitTorrent and uTorrent have joined forces today, for what both companies envision will be the best BitTorrent client. BitTorrent of course offers an official Linux version of its software, while uTorrent is Windows-only (at this time). This leads me to wonder... with today's announcement will this eventually lead to an official uTorrent client for Linux?
uTorrent is reported to work with Cedega (not WINE), and KTorrent is already very nice, but what do you hope for as a Linux user out of today's announcement?
uTorrent is reported to work with Cedega (not WINE), and KTorrent is already very nice, but what do you hope for as a Linux user out of today's announcement?
This is Bram Cohen, the creator of the BitTorrent protocol, and Ludvig (Ludde) Strigeus, the writer of ?Torrent.
Together, we are pleased to announce that BitTorrent, Inc. and ?Torrent AB have decided to join forces. BitTorrent has acquired ?Torrent as it recognized the merits of ?Torrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community. Bringing together ?Torrent's efficient implementation and compelling UI with BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols will significantly benefit the community with what we envision will be the best BitTorrent client.
What does this mean for the ?Torrent community? Not much, at least not at first. The intention is to maintain the website as it is, and keep the forums and community active. Moving forward behind the scenes, we will continue to develop ?Torrent and will be using the codebase in other applications, especially ones where a fast, lightweight implementation is more suitable, such as embedded systems on TVs, cell phones, and other non-PC platforms.
The existent ?Torrent and BitTorrent communities are immensely valuable to us, which is why we are announcing this here first to make sure you're all the first to know about the news. The plan is to continue to foster the health and growth of the community that has been critical to the success of ?Torrent. Thank you in advance for your support.
Bram and Ludde
Together, we are pleased to announce that BitTorrent, Inc. and ?Torrent AB have decided to join forces. BitTorrent has acquired ?Torrent as it recognized the merits of ?Torrent's exceptionally well-written codebase and robust user community. Bringing together ?Torrent's efficient implementation and compelling UI with BitTorrent's expertise in networking protocols will significantly benefit the community with what we envision will be the best BitTorrent client.
What does this mean for the ?Torrent community? Not much, at least not at first. The intention is to maintain the website as it is, and keep the forums and community active. Moving forward behind the scenes, we will continue to develop ?Torrent and will be using the codebase in other applications, especially ones where a fast, lightweight implementation is more suitable, such as embedded systems on TVs, cell phones, and other non-PC platforms.
The existent ?Torrent and BitTorrent communities are immensely valuable to us, which is why we are announcing this here first to make sure you're all the first to know about the news. The plan is to continue to foster the health and growth of the community that has been critical to the success of ?Torrent. Thank you in advance for your support.
Bram and Ludde
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