if I get it right, BitTorrent live is a centralized server with a proprietary (?) client?
I don't think that's the lesson to take from BitTorrent.
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#12Is this not the sort of thing IP multicast is for?
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#13I'd like to see people streaming demonstrations etc using this.
And then others could make the stream more resilient.
I installed the client in Debian and live.bittorrent.com worked well with Chrome at least.
Once I see open source clients and streamers, then I'll be really excited.
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#14Stream Torrent works pretty well too. http://stream-torrent.en.softonic.com/
windows only, and disclaimers about it being unsupported on that site.
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#15I never understood why torrent clients are not built into browsers and the defacto means of download. Would be huge cost savings.
Opera has (had?) one built in. The difficulty is the necessity of hashing the entire file. Torrents are great for snapshots of large files.
I think one of the reasons the torrent protocol is not built-in is that it's simply more complicated and the user experience is not as good.
Or perhaps it is because there is a certain stigma attached to using a technology that enables distribution of data, even when it is against the wishes of the creator of the data.
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#16Can this be further developed to replace Facetime and Skype? /cross fingers.
Facetime and Skype and Hangouts are mostly for 1-1 communication or small group communication. I think the aim for this is to enable anyone to a live broadcast to as large an audience as they wish. Like justin.tv, or ustream
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#17if I get it right, BitTorrent live is a centralized server with a proprietary (?) client? I don't think that's the lesson to take from BitTorrent.
AFAIK, the centralized server is not a strict necessity in terms of the functionality of the core protocol. It is more of a business decision to require the central server to authorize the stream (I believe each stream has a key that must be signed by the central server). This way, DMCA can be respected and liability issues are less of a concern.
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#18Is this not the sort of thing IP multicast is for?
IP multicast is turned off on the Internet.
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#19I love the idea, I'd like to stream but I have about 256kb/s of upload speed and using TwitchTV or so it's impossible.