Comments on: P2P ISP Filtering Test Published, Labels Deny Ensuing Criticism http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9409/p2p_isp_filtering_test_published_labels_deny_ensuing_criticism/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:05:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9409/p2p_isp_filtering_test_published_labels_deny_ensuing_criticism/#comment-180459 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180459 In a way attempts to block all the traffic using p2p protocols is good for filesharers. Why you may ask? Well since opensource developers rely heavily on p2p to distribute their products it is in their interest to keep things moving. If all of a sudden content is slowed or blocked thats not good for them. Then in the usual Linux community fashion they will find a way around the restrictions. Linux is one of the main reasons mod chips are created if Linux could be installed on consoles you would have slower modchip development. Same thing applies in this situation once a restriction appears very smart people will be on hand to created some brilliant workarounds. In the end it will make P2p networks stronger. In a way attempts to block all the traffic using p2p protocols is good for filesharers. Why you may ask? Well since opensource developers rely heavily on p2p to distribute their products it is in their interest to keep things moving. If all of a sudden content is slowed or blocked thats not good for them. Then in the usual Linux community fashion they will find a way around the restrictions. Linux is one of the main reasons mod chips are created if Linux could be installed on consoles you would have slower modchip development. Same thing applies in this situation once a restriction appears very smart people will be on hand to created some brilliant workarounds. In the end it will make P2p networks stronger.

]]> By: Theinfamousone http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9409/p2p_isp_filtering_test_published_labels_deny_ensuing_criticism/#comment-180460 Theinfamousone Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180460 As internet speeds increase (and they are doubling every year in general I'd guess) networks like Freenet will become more tempting (where transfer are all encrypted and everyone becomes a proxy so no one knows who the actual sender or receiver is.) Still I guess I don't understand what's so hard about blocking P2P. The internet at my apartment and my college internet both block bittorrent and limewire (and probably all the others) ALREADY! I have to go to work if I want to get anything. I can't connect to limewire and bittorrent speeds are rarely above 2KB/s. Something tells me if the ISPs really got on the bandwagon of blocking P2P they could pretty effectively jack things up for the common users. As internet speeds increase (and they are doubling every year in general I’d guess) networks like Freenet will become more tempting (where transfer are all encrypted and everyone becomes a proxy so no one knows who the actual sender or receiver is.)

Still I guess I don’t understand what’s so hard about blocking P2P. The internet at my apartment and my college internet both block bittorrent and limewire (and probably all the others) ALREADY! I have to go to work if I want to get anything. I can’t connect to limewire and bittorrent speeds are rarely above 2KB/s. Something tells me if the ISPs really got on the bandwagon of blocking P2P they could pretty effectively jack things up for the common users.

]]> By: DrewWilson http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9409/p2p_isp_filtering_test_published_labels_deny_ensuing_criticism/#comment-180461 DrewWilson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-180461 Update: Proper translation added. Enjoy. :) Update: Proper translation added. Enjoy. :)

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