On Thu, 17 May 2012 04:04:34 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2012-05-17 03:03, Jim Henderson wrote:
The TOR project takes a very dim view on users using TOR for bittorrent traffic. I remember reading somewhere that they can (and have) kicked people off for doing so.
Quite so, because TOR traffic is transferred by peers to hide it, and p2p traffic is heavy for volunteers.
Well, that and the intention behind TOR is to help people in countries where freedom is restricted by the government and the government engages in heavy censorship - I think of places like Iran and Egypt when I think of "appropriate" places for TOR to be used. Using it to avoid being nicked for copyright infringement in first world countries - that doesn't seem to me like an appropriate use. Having to wait for the DVD/Blu-ray release of The Avengers isn't a human rights issue. Not being able to organize resistance against an oppressive regime? That's on a completely different level. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org