[Bug 409617] New: ktorrent is crippled
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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409617 Summary: ktorrent is crippled Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: KDE4 Applications AssignedTo: kde-maintainers@suse.de ReportedBy: gaswtos@yahoo.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- DHT is not implemented in ktorrent verisons shipped with opensuse 11.0 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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Stephan Binner
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--- Comment #2 from Giorgos Linos
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Dirk Mueller
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Dirk Mueller
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Ciaran Farrell
This is not right then.Why should u have any issues with law by enabling DHT?
The decision to deactivate DHT in torrent clients was taken in light of uncertainty not only in the United States, but also in other jurisdictions, with respect to copyright infringement (indirect/contributory etc). Particularly in Germany, the legal situation is far from clear.
All other distros ship ktorrent with DHT and havent seen anyone in jail.
This is not reason enough for a corporate entity such as Novell, Inc to ignore the above referenced legal uncertainty.
On the other hand u take a neat torrent client and u cripple it and make it the worst torretn client.This is no respect for ktorrent's authors.
Agreed. Unfortunately, this is the result of the risk assessment.
If it is going to be crippled dont ship it or rename it "opensuse criplled ktorrent".
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--- Comment #6 from Stephan Binner
now and ktorrent with DHT ON(in yast repositories or wherever it should be)
A repository (though not offered by Novell) with such a ktorrent package exists and Novell doesn't prevent users from choosing/installing it. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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