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BitTorrent Addresses Closed Source Issues

“BitTorrent 6.0, the official mainline client based on uTorrent,
was released on July 28, 2006. Unlike previous official releases,
there was no corresponding source code. While it’s understandable
that uTorrent’s code may not be released, concerns remain that the
protocol may advance while leaving the open source community
behind.

“‘Sorry, source code for BitTorrent 6.0, like the source code
for uTorrent, will not be released. However, versions 5 and earlier
were of course released under open source licenses, and remain
available for you to modify and redistribute subject to the terms
of their respective licenses…'”


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