BitTorrent Goes Legit
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| On its own, BitTorrent could become a next-generation NetFlix,
| soon to be replaced by others, especially since early
| versions of BitTorrent's technology were open-source,
| free to be downloaded over the Web.
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| Already, software company Red Hat (RHAT) uses free
| versions of the technology to distribute the open-source
| operating system Linux to companies.
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061023_551741.htm?campaign_id=bier_tco.g3a.rssd1023i
http://tinyurl.com/yjgghr
The Open Source community will most likely fork this and
improve the project further, evading corporate control. The
algorithms and the protocols are open.
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