BleepingComputer.com: Free Software? Is it piracy?

BubbaT, on Oct 3 2009, 02:54 AM, said:

They have the .torrent links at http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu/download.

Have you tried Linux Mint? It's supposed to be pretty good.

madman6510, on Oct 3 2009, 02:01 AM, said:

No I haven't. What's the difference between Mint and Ubuntu?

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BubbaT said there was nothing inherently wrong with torrents. As such I explained why using torrents in general was a risk.

BitTorrent is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol where users connect to each other directly to send and receive files. BitTorrent utilizes a central server which coordinates the action of all peers and provides a method of distributing large amounts of data widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. For more specific information, please refer to BitTorrent FAQs.

As a P2P program, it is still susceptible to security risks.

• Spyware Floods In Through BitTorrent
  
• Spyware, adware hide in BitTorrent downloads
  
• BitTorrent Clients and BitTorrent Are A Security Risk
  
• BitTorrent security vulnerabilities

This post has been edited by quietman7: 03 October 2009 - 08:57 AM

Ok guys thanks!

I seem to have sparked a pretty controversial topic, and I am in turn, glad to do so. I am glad to see that torrent's aren't all bad, and I also understand QuietMan7's side as well.

Thanks everyone for the different and interesting sides to this thread.

You're welcome on behalf of the Bleeping Computer community.