So after reading pieces of this EFF 'report' Vs. Comcast Cable the only logical conclusion is that EFF's spokesmen have some spare time.Read more

Bitswash is a bittorrent client built on crossplatform library wxWidgets, libtorrent (see Easy-Peasy Ubuntu Linux Torrent for rTorrent/Libtorrent use) and boost library. It supports multiple torrent downloading, automatic queue management, protocol encryption, peer exchange, upnp, natpmp, lsd, and IP and file filtering.

Protocol encryption (PE), Message stream encryption (MSE), or Protocol header encrypt (PHE) are related features of some peer-to-peer file-sharing clients, including BitTorrent. They attempt to make traffic harder to identify by third parties including internet service providers (ISPs).

It is currently being developed and tested heavily under ubuntu edgy and feisty.

Get the Deb at www.getdeb.net or www.bitswash.org Read more

Viacom offer to buy isoHunt for $2B

Posted by IH on Apr. 1 - This is certainly great news, and an affirmation of the value of content distribution over the internet. You know, 2 billion dollars can buy some nice things. But the fact that they can't seem to make up their mind on whether they want to sue ( and sue ) or buy is causing some slight unease. Read more