Opera gets BT Built-In

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:37 pm **Post subject:** Opera gets BT Built-In

outofspace2000 wrote:

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Opera has released a version of its web browser with the BitTorrent client built in. Users clicking on a Torrent file will see the file load in Opera's traditional Transfer window, so for most file transfers, there's no need to install a third-party BitTorrent client. To Opera, it's simply another MIME type, like Gopher and Usenet before it.

We asked Christen Krogh, Opera's VP of Engineering if he feared a "chilling effect" from the Supremes decision to bounce the MGM vs Grokster case back down the legal chain.

Not at all, it seems.

"We're not encouraging people to share copyright material. The P2P networks have encouraged actively copyright rights reserved material, but that's obviously not the case with us."

Opera itself will join the groundswell of legitimate distributors by offering releases of its browser as a Torrent file. Why bother, you think, when it's still only 3.7MB - not much larger than a handful of FireFox plug-ins? Well, the company did see its servers grind under the load when it released Opera 8 recently, which clocked up 600,000 downloads on its first day.

Missing is the trackerless part of the protocol. For now, says Krogh, it's enough to "do the basics".

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/07 ... ittorrent/

On Opera's site it says its still beta, but I'll have a try when I get home.
Hooray I can be even lazier now just click the link in my browser of choice and happy days :mrgreen:

I bet there's a firefox plugin shortly!

spudthedestroyer wrote:

let us know please, i switched from opera a long time ago, and there was a period i bounce between opera and firefox.... until firefox did everything, but better without nannying everything (plus extensions rock).

However, i do make websites so have been meaning to install, this would be a renewed motivation.

I agree about their motivations, Gaming networks use it to distrubute files, when you select a mirror, its more convient now to go the torrent route since it stays in the client, linux for distros use torrents too.

IMO very smart idea, simple but smart.

goober · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:22 pm **Post subject:**

Interesting info. I use Firefox and I'll be sticking with it but I seriously hope Micro$oft jumps on this as well with Internet Exploder (though I doubt it) - reason I hope it happens is I'd much rather the focus of the copyright infringement witchunt shifts towards the corporate sphere and takes the heat off the P2P users at home and site ops. Wishful thinking which isn't likely to happen but who knows. Good for the guys at Opera though.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:36 pm **Post subject:**

I think outofspace2000 is right about there being a firefox plugin, or i'd hope for an extension

kingbuxton · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:08 pm **Post subject:**

Opera rules - been using it for 4 years or more. Don't see the fascination with Firefox - I have it installed but rarely use it. Only advantage it has is it's plugins - the way they auto instal - superb that - if Opera could do that it would be untouchable. Opera has Mouse gestures so until Firefox gets those I am Opera all the way.

Someone is going to come on now and tell me Firefox has Mouse gestures and make me look like a Dick. Wont be the first time.

ViSCeRaL · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:14 pm **Post subject:**

Firefox has mouse gestures*

*Statement is true, as confirmed by Spud below. :mrgreen:

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:22 pm **Post subject:**

its does actually, there's about fourbillion plugins that offer it to different levels too.

The thing about opera, and firefox being better:
"Anything you can do, I can do better"
Never been more true

kingbuxton · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:45 pm **Post subject:**

I am sick of looking like a Dick. :beerchug:

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