http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
BitTorrent is a protocol extension of P2P.
The original client has been around for a few years, and the developer released the source code for anyone to freely edit, which spawned dozens of different Torrent clients.
BitTorrent works by relying on the user having a Torrent client, and having a .torrent file of what they want to download. The client opens the .torrent flie, which contains information on what needs to be downloaded, and a list of torrent 'trackers' that literally track who is downloading/uploading torrents listed on their server.
BitTorrent is probably the latest target for controversey in the anti-p2p push by corporations, and many of the torrent tracking sites (that often offer the ability
to download the torrents) have come under fire, or have even been shut down due to legal action.
Popular torrent clients include:
µTorrent
Azureus
BitComet
BitTornado
Popular torrent tracker sites include:
http://www.demonoid.com
http://thepiratebay.org
http://isohunt.com
http://www.torrentz.com
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