Windows update hits file-sharing networks

Chaos · Aug 10, 2004, 09:41 PM

Advocates of file sharing are distributing the latest Windows update in an effort to show that peer-to-peer networks could play a legitimate role in the distribution of commercial software.

Peer-to-peer advocacy group Downhill Battle has made a copy of Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 available at a site called SP2torrent.com through the BitTorrent file-sharing system.

"Now is a crucial time to demonstrate ways that peer-to-peer can be useful," Downhill Battle co-founder Nicholas Reville told CNET News.com. "We are facing a situation where Congress is seriously considering outlawing peer-to-peer for all intents and purposes."

Source: c|net

Aug 10, 2004, 09:41 PM	#1
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Windows update hits file-sharing networks Advocates of file sharing are distributing the latest Windows update in an effort to show that peer-to-peer networks could play a legitimate role in the distribution of commercial software. Peer-to-peer advocacy group Downhill Battle has made a copy of Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2 available at a site called SP2torrent.com through the BitTorrent file-sharing system. "Now is a crucial time to demonstrate ways that peer-to-peer can be useful," Downhill Battle co-founder Nicholas Reville told CNET News.com. "We are facing a situation where Congress is seriously considering outlawing peer-to-peer for all intents and purposes." Source: c\|net __________________