BitTyrant questions assumptions about BitTorrent

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 10, 2007 6:38 AM EDT
Linux.com; By Nathan Willis
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Conventional wisdom says that BitTorrent achieves superior download performance over competing peer-to-peer (P2P) systems because the protocol discourages those who download without uploading in turn, creating an environment where all participants act fairly. A University of Washington (UW) research paper says otherwise, and its authors have a BitTorrent client to prove it.

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