Talk:BitTorrent (software)

message: What is the most recent version of the software?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.79.177.254 (talk) 15:13, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The article currently mentions which. But as long as BitTorrent has an official site, it's the first place to check. -Lwc (talk) 01:11, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

text: The latest one should be 5.30. And a full history can be find at <https://github.com/kenorb-contrib/BitTorrent>. --Galaxy (talk) 14:09, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Versions

message: Does Cohen even publish the specs and details on the "latest versions" anymore... or is his site now just a sales front? Sweetfreek 08:43, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Specs of current versions

message: Is there a client or configuration that allows multiple clients to run simultaneously (each using its own network) to download/upload for one torrent file (making the download faster at the expense of extra bandwidth and connections)? -- Zondor 07:39, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  multiple clients to run simultaneously 

message: This is a bit confusing.  Doesn't a BitTorrent client handle the .torrent file, not search for it?--Hal Canary 00:01, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The formulation is indeed ab bit confusing. The client can´t search for .torrent files, but it can search for files in the .torrent and only download some of them. For example, if in a .torrent are included two CDs, you can only download one of them. --Gronau 22:29, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added some info on the BitTorrent client's search facility that should hopefully make things a bit clearer. Ian Dunster 11:38, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Searching for .torrent files 

message: Shouldn't we have the same version of bittorrent for both the screenshot and the icon? (Since the icon is now mac and the screenshot is windows.) 67.181.82.100 20:12, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Icon vs. Screenshot

message: There are a lot of client software to whom this quote applies, but it seems this article is about a specific product.  Am I wrong? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.19.212.42 (talk) 21:29, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bittorrent client (made by Bittorrent Inc.) vs BitTorrent client (Bittorrent protocol client sofware: uTorrent, BitComet, KTorrent, etc)

message: Added the "current" tag, see external link: 
:***
:BitTorrent, once a pariah for enabling vast unauthorized video file-sharing, plans to 
:announce today that it has struck distribution deals with eight media partners, including :20th Century Fox, Paramount and MTV Networks.
***
Flex Flint 06:21, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: no warning needed, nobody is editing the page --Kurt Jansson 17:21, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: BitTorrent wasn't bought by anybody Trapper 21:25, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: BitTorrent Inc. bought by ...

message: The client ID is not actually a human readable string - individual clients decode the ID string ( in the case of official clients the string begins with "M" into a human readable form according to a table created by the developer - calling BitTorrent official releases Mainline is merely a convention adopted by some developers Trapper 07:47, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Mainline

message: I have removed the tag, someone can add it back latter if it indeed is in need of a split, until then, it's gone.  --Pchov 10:59, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Article Split

message: :Image:BitTorrent 5.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is  other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page.  Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot (talk) 05:03, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:BitTorrent 5.png

message: An image used in this article, , has been nominated for speedy deletion at Wikimedia Commons for the following reason: Copyright violations 
;What should I do?
Don't panic; deletions can take a little longer at Commons than they do on Wikipedia. This gives you an opportunity to contest the deletion (although please review Commons guidelines before doing so). The best way to contest this form of deletion is by posting on the image talk page.
* If the image is non-free then you may need to upload it to Wikipedia (Commons does not allow fair use)
* If the image isn't freely licensed and there is no fair use rationale then it cannot be uploaded or used.
* If the image has already been deleted you may want to try Commons Undeletion Request
This notification is provided by a Bot --CommonsNotificationBot (talk) 10:01, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: File:Bittorrent 7.2.1 screen.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to  on BitTorrent (software). Please take a moment to review my edit. You may add  after the link to keep me from modifying it, if I keep adding bad data, but formatting bugs should be reported instead. Alternatively, you can add  to keep me off the page altogether, but should be used as a last resort. I made the following changes:
*Attempted to fix sourcing for http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers/download/directory-list
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).
Cheers.—cyberbot IITalk to my owner:Online 16:48, 29 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 3 external links on BitTorrent (software). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Corrected formatting/usage for https://www.wired.com/news/culture/0%2C1284%2C45248%2C00.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090327195748/http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers/help/faq/bittorrent-dna to http://www.bittorrent.com/btusers/help/faq/bittorrent-dna
*Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.pcworld.com/article/id%2C138210-page%2C1/article.html
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 03:48, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:
* 
Participate in the deletion discussion at the . —Community Tech bot (talk) 01:06, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion 

message: I just discovered that μTorrent now comes with its own cryptocurrency "BTT". You earn BTT tokens when you upload, and you pay tokens when you download. It seems they intend to add the same functionality to the mainline BitTorrent client. See more about this at the μTorrent talkpage.
--David Göthberg (talk) 23:10, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: My understanding was that circa 6.0 bt was a utorrent reskin and both were made by the same group. Was that still the case when the BTT update happened? It seems strange to me that a feature would be added to one noticably sooner than the other if they're still basically the same program. Nyuuposting (talk) 14:30, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  BitTorrent cryptocurrency 

message: version 5.0 installer uses the same workflow as 4.26.0's installer: no EULA and no reference to the bittorrent license. 4.26.0 isn't listed in the article but it falls between versions that are & that are under the BOSL. Plausible that 5.0 (and, potentially other 5.* releases) also BOSL but not sure how to verify or if that is necessary. Nyuuposting (talk) 23:40, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  versions