Why you shouldn't use uTorrent?

Discussion in 'Frequently Asked Questions' started by FUZiON, Apr 4, 2007.

  1. FUZiON

    FUZiON I'm here to fix your sink Administrator

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    You may have heard me or others tell you not to use uTorrent and may wonder why...

    First, the old news:
    http://slyck.com/news.php?story=1117
    Discussion:
    http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php...amp;hl=Utorrent
    http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/t12975-utorr...b-anti-p2p.html
    There are many more, just a quick google search away...

    Basically, uTorrent's creators have a deal with a company that was once a branch of a well known anti-p2p company. Its nothing major, but when consider whats next, it adds up to some serious problems...


    Second, newer news:
    http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=17279

    Basically, uTorrent now belongs to Bram Cohen, Bittorrent Inc...

    Not a big deal eh? Check this out:
    http://www.betanews.com/article/BitTorrent...Bros/1147189916
    http://www.betanews.com/article/BitTorrent...ount/1164832329

    Basically, Bram Cohen is in bed with major studios and their associates the MPAA and RIAA.

    The problem here is that no one seems to care that THE MOST POPULAR BITTORRENT CLIENT is closed source and owned (indirectly, but most definitely funded) by the RIAA/MPAA!!!

    Now that I have your attention, use an open source client such as Azureus.
    A million coders/hackers have examined the code. Even if they got something thru in a new version, the wouldnt get away with it for more than an hour (or less :)) before those said coders filled the internet with reports of its activity.

    Now, you may be saying, FUZiON, Azureus sucks balls, It uses all my RAM, I hate it...

    And I say, yeah, I used to believe the same thing, back when I was a complete torrent noob.

    Your RAM is there for a reason... Just let it use it fucktard... If you are worried about it causing problems, then turn it off before you play your Hello Kitty Island Adventure...
  2. Cletus

    Cletus Guest

    this absolutely doesnt concern me because i use azureus anyways.. open source ftw!

    2 gigs of ram couldnt ever be used by azureus so even then.. doesnt concern me :D
  3. kr0me

    kr0me Head Docking Agent Staff Member Leader

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    i used bittornado.
  4. billy

    billy M.I.A. Status CallMeMaybe?

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    grabit for nzb's (the real mans download)
    and been using AZ for years now.......
    nice bit of info all the same fuzion
  5. Sniper_69

    Sniper_69 M.I.A. Status

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    torrents are fuckin waste of time and a pain in the ass


    :drunk:
  6. Arsenal

    Arsenal Ace Status UAN Member

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    fuk i love utorrent aswell
  7. Tonic

    Tonic Ace Status UAN Member

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    I am a fan of Azureus. I have never had a problem with it. My computer is just really retarded anyhow so it doesnt' really matter
  8. freezie

    freezie Ace Status UAN Member

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    azureus

    i have been using it for a long time....

    that or e-mule , or newsleacher...fuck the rest..
  9. Mario

    Mario M.I.A. Status CallMeMaybe?

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    fuck utorrent use azureus...and sniper how is torrents a waste of time?

    1you download
    2you go do somthing else
    3you use

    :)
  10. art_Dent99

    art_Dent99 Guest

    The absolute devastation of my system resources wasnt what pissed me off at azureus.. it was the wierd coincidence that I'd lose my internet connection (the whole house mind you) and have to reboot my router when I was using it. UTorrent seems to be working fine for me for now.. but my mind is kept open.


    Now these strange mofos who talk about 'pulsing' all the time... thats really wrong...
  11. Cletus

    Cletus Guest

    "pulsing" my viens..

    no but van takes the whole whatpulse thing way too serious
  12. Simon

    Simon M.I.A. Status CallMeMaybe?

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    I DO NOT CONDONE NOR SUPPORT ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL.
  13. Mario

    Mario M.I.A. Status CallMeMaybe?

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    i do ..lol
  14. Mario

    Mario M.I.A. Status CallMeMaybe?

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    and FUZION whats with the old guy playing guitar.or banjo or whatever the fuck that is
  15. Cletus

    Cletus Guest

    who said the stuff is copyrighted.. then its legal ;)

    and rubber.. that would be captain kirk of star trek
  16. A_PUPPY

    A_PUPPY Nub Status CallMeMaybe?

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    u know whats funny when i

    started to download torrents

    it was Fuzion that told me to use

    utorrent :blink: and when i asked him

    for more info he would say just use it

    but this was back in the day when we first

    started to use torrent downloaders

    and i have since changed the one i

    use most offen so no worries
  17. major_badass

    major_badass M.I.A. Status

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    well, as he pointed out, it was the best option available until it was swallowed up by "the man"
  18. FUZiON

    FUZiON I'm here to fix your sink Administrator

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    thats picard
  19. A_PUPPY

    A_PUPPY Nub Status CallMeMaybe?

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    Who the fuck r yall

    talking about???