Why Bittorrent Matters
Ubuntu Gutsy came out today, which you should know unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the last week. Digg’s front page has been plastered with stories in anticipation of the big day, and I’m guilty of the hype, too, by writing a silly post earlier this week that made it to the front page without much merit.
It’s time to get a little more serious though, and examine the main reason that Bittorrent, net neutrality, and an unfiltered internet matter. Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibbon, presumably the most anticipated release yet, is the perfect opportunity to illustrate the problem.
Ubuntu has lots of mirrors. Lots. But it has even more users, most with a big fat broadband pipe. That’s more than enough to bring those mirrors to their knees,
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