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µTorrent 1. 7. 7 in Windows Vista
Developed by BitTorrent, Inc.
Latest release 1. Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops A software developer is a person or organization concerned with facets of the software development process wider than design and coding a somewhat broader scope of BitTorrent Inc, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is an American Corporation that develops peer-assisted Internet content delivery A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product 7. 7 / 25 January 2008
Preview release 1. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product 8. 0. 10770 / 9 June 2008
Written in C++
OS Microsoft Windows
Available in Multilingual (38 languages)
Genre BitTorrent client
License Freeware
Website www.utorrent.com

µTorrent (also microTorrent or uTorrent) is a freeware, closed source, BitTorrent client for Microsoft Windows written in C++[1] and localized for many different languages. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A programming language is an Artificial language that can be used to write programs which control the behavior of a machine particularly a Computer. C++ (" C Plus Plus " ˌsiːˌplʌsˈplʌs is a general-purpose Programming language. An operating system (commonly abbreviated OS and O/S) is the software component of a Computer system that is responsible for the management and coordination Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them Computer software can be organized into categories based on common function type or field of use A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads A software license (or software licence in commonwealth usage is a Legal instrument governing the usage or redistribution of copyright protected software Freeware is computer Software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Freeware is computer Software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee Proprietary software is Computer software on which the producer has set restrictions on use private modification copying, or republishing. A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. C++ (" C Plus Plus " ˌsiːˌplʌsˈplʌs is a general-purpose Programming language. It is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Azureus or BitComet. BitComet (originally named SimpleBT client from versions 011 to 0

The program has received consistently good reviews for its feature set, performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of Windows. It has been in active development since its first release in 2005. Its name is commonly abbreviated "µT" or "uT".

On December 7, 2006, µTorrent developer Ludvig Strigeus and BitTorrent, Inc. CEO Bram Cohen announced that BitTorrent, Inc. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ludvig Strigeus ( ludde) is a Swedish Programmer best known for developing software such as the BitTorrent client µTorrent, BitTorrent Inc, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is an American Corporation that develops peer-assisted Internet content delivery Bram Cohen (born 1975 is an American Computer programmer, best known as the author of the Peer-to-peer (P2P BitTorrent protocol, as well as had acquired µTorrent. [2] BitTorrent, Inc. has employed the code as the basis of version 6. 0 of the BitTorrent client which makes it a re-branded version of µTorrent. BitTorrent is a Peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent Inc

Contents

History

Early development

Out of general discontent with bloatware, Serge Paquet suggested to Ludvig Strigeus that he make a small and efficient BitTorrent client. Software bloat, also known as bloatware or elephantware, is a term used in both a neutral and disparaging sense to describe the tendency of newer Computer Ludvig Strigeus ( ludde) is a Swedish Programmer best known for developing software such as the BitTorrent client µTorrent, A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads Strigeus began to conceptualize the plans for the program's development, which, at the time, did not include making the client feature-rich. After initially working on it for about a month during the autumn of 2004 (the first build is dated October 17, 2004), mostly during his free time before or after work, Strigeus ceased coding µTorrent for a year. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He resumed work on September 15, 2005, and three days later, the first public release (version 1. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1 beta) was made available as freeware, and began generating feedback. Freeware is computer Software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee

Pronunciation

"You" (u) or "Micro" (μ)

The author of µTorrent wrote in 2005, "I usually say 'you torrent' because it looks like a u", and offered "microtorrent" and "mytorrent" as candidate pronunciations. U is the twenty-first letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English is spelled u (juː micro- ( µ) is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10&minus6 (one Millionth. [3] The symbol μ, which is actually the small Greek letter Mu, stands for the SI prefix "micro" meaning one one-millionth and refers to the program's small footprint. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Mu (uppercase Μ, lowercase μ; Μι or el Μυ) is the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol to form a Decimal multiple or micro- ( µ) is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10&minus6 (one Millionth.

PeerFactor SARL

On March 4, 2006, PeerFactor SARL[4] announced the signing of a six-month contract with Strigeus for the development of "new content distribution applications on the Web. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "[5] PeerFactor SARL is a relatively new company formed by former employees of PeerFactor, which was a subsidiary of the French anti-piracy organization Retspan. RetSpan is a French Anti-piracy organization that attempted to shut down www

Ludde stated that his coding for PeerFactor SARL was to use his expertise at optimization of the BitTorrent protocol to create a .dll which PeerFactor SARL intended to use as part of a distribution platform for files in a corporate setting. In computing, a protocol is a convention or standard that controls or enables the connection Communication, and Data transfer between two computing Dynamic-link library (also written without the hyphen or DLL, is Microsoft 's implementation of the Shared library concept in the Microsoft Windows [6] At the time there was some speculation that μTorrent may have been modified to spy on users on Peerfactor's behalf [7] [8], however to date (even following μTorrent's acquisition by BitTorrent, Inc.) no evidence has been produced to support these allegations. BitTorrent Inc, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is an American Corporation that develops peer-assisted Internet content delivery

Ownership change

On December 7, 2006, µTorrent was purchased by BitTorrent, Inc., as it was announced on their official forum. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. BitTorrent Inc, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is an American Corporation that develops peer-assisted Internet content delivery [2] µTorrent will continue to have its own website and community for now, and the µTorrent code base will remain closed source. Proprietary software is Computer software on which the producer has set restrictions on use private modification copying, or republishing. Ludvig Strigeus, the writer of µTorrent, will serve as a technical consultant, but BitTorrent, Inc. will do the majority of the development work. [9]

On September 18, 2007, BitTorrent 6. BitTorrent is a Peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent Inc 0 was released, which is a re-branded version of µTorrent. As a result, BitTorrent 6 is closed-source (unlike BitTorrent 5. x and before, which were open source software); and is currently only available for Windows. Open source software (OSS began as a marketing campaign for Free software.

Contributors

Original development was performed by Ludvig Strigeus ("ludde", from Sweden), the creator of µTorrent. Ludvig Strigeus ( ludde) is a Swedish Programmer best known for developing software such as the BitTorrent client µTorrent, "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Serge Paquet ("vurlix", from Canada) acted as release coordinator, and had intended to work on Linux and Mac OS X ports. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He maintained the µTorrent website and forum up until the end of 2005, but is no longer affiliated with µTorrent.

Development after the purchase by BitTorrent is performed by developers Greg Hazel ("alus"), Arvid Norberg ("arvid", author of libtorrent), Jan Brittenson ("CodeRed"), Richard Choi ("rchoi") and Ryan Norton ("RyanNorton") at BitTorrent Inc. libtorrent is an Open source implementation of the BitTorrent protocol Strigeus remains as a technical consultant.

Other tasks continue to be performed by ongoing contributors. Giancarlo Martínez ("Firon", from Puerto Rico) maintains the µTorrent forums and FAQ. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Timothy Su ("ignorantcow", from Malaysia) is the current website designer. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Carsten Niebuhr ("Directrix", from Germany) developed and maintains the µTorrent Web User Interface. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Features

Features present in µTorrent include:

  • µTorrent can use as little as 14 MB of RAM running on a 486 processor on Windows 95. The Intel 486, otherwise known as the 80486 i486 or just 486 was the first tightly pipelined X86 design Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented Graphical user interface -based Operating system. [10]
  • Unicode support for Windows 95/98/ME, avoiding use of the Microsoft Layer for Unicode which is several times larger than µTorrent. In Computing, Unicode is an Industry standard allowing Computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world's Microsoft Layer for Unicode (or MSLU) is a software library for Windows software developers to simplify creating Unicode -aware applications for Windows 95
  • UPnP support for all versions of Windows, without needing Windows XP's UPnP framework. Universal Plug and Play ( UPnP) is a set of Computer network protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum. Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and A framework is a basic conceptual structure used to solve or address complex issues
  • Protocol encryption (PE),
  • Peer exchange (PEX) with other µTorrent clients,
    • libtorrent and clients based on it (MooPolice, Deluge, etc. Protocol encryption ( PE) Message stream encryption ( MSE) or Protocol header encrypt ( PHE) are related features of some Peer-to-peer Peer exchange ( PEX) is a feature of the BitTorrent Peer-to-peer protocol which like trackers and DHT, can be utilized to gather peers libtorrent is an Open source implementation of the BitTorrent protocol Deluge is a BitTorrent client, created using Python and GTK+ (through PyGTK) ) have full µTorrent PEX support.
    • Transmission and clients based on libTransmission have full µTorrent PEX support. Transmission is a free lightweight BitTorrent client which features a simple interface on top of a Cross-platform back-end
    • KTorrent has full µTorrent PEX support as of 2. KTorrent is a BitTorrent client written in C++ for KDE using the Qt user interface toolkit 1 RC1.
    • Azureus has full support as of version 3. 0. 4. 3
  • RSS ("broadcatching"). RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works – such as Blog entries news headlines audio and video – in a standardized Broadcatching is the downloading of digital content that has been made available over the Internet using RSS syndication
  • "Trackerless" BitTorrent support using DHT, compatible with the original BitTorrent client and BitComet. Distributed hash tables ( DHTs) are a class of decentralized distributed systems that provide a lookup service similar to a Hash table: ( name, A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads BitComet (originally named SimpleBT client from versions 011 to 0
  • User configurable intelligent disk caching system. In Computer science, a cache (kæʃ like "cash") is a collection of data duplicating original
  • Full proxy server support. In Computer networks a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program which services the requests of its clients by forwarding
  • HTTPS tracker support.
  • Configurable bandwidth scheduler.
  • Localized for 38 languages. In Computing, Internationalization and localization (also spelled internationalisation and localisation, see spelling differences) are means of adapting [11]
  • Initial seeding of torrents. Super seeding is a feature of some BitTorrent clients that attempts to minimize the amount of data which must be uploaded by the original seed until the first completion
  • Customizable search bar & user interface design[12]
  • Configuration settings and temporary files are stored in a single directory, allowing portable use. In a Graphical user interface on a Computer monitor a toolbar is a panel on which onscreen buttons icons menus or other input or output elements are placed
  • WebUI - A plugin currently in beta testing that allows µTorrent running on one computer to be controlled from another computer, either across the internet or on a LAN, using a Web page. The user interface (or Human Computer Interface) is the aggregate of means by which people&mdash the users '&mdash interact with the System Software testing is an Empirical investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test, with respect to the A web page or webpage is a resource of information that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a Web browser.
  • Embedded Tracker - a simple tracker designed for seeding torrents, lacking a web interface or list of hosted torrents. It is not designed for secure or large-scale application. [13]

Size

Version Build Release Date Size
1. 0. 0 77 kB
1. 1. 7 293 2005-10-22 98 kB
1. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus 2. 2 345 2005-11-25 107 kB
1. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the 3. 0 364 2005-12-10 115 kB
1. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V 4. 0 402 2006-01-11 130 kB
1. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. 5. 0 437 2006-03-08 155 kB
1. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 6. 1 490 2007-02-15 173 kB
1. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 7. 7 8179 2008-01-25 214 kB

µTorrent is shipped as a single stand-alone compressed executable file, and does not require installation, though an installer is available for trivial installation. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Executable compression is any means of compressing an Executable file and combining the compressed data with the decompression code it needs into a single executable Installation (or setup) of a program (including drivers is the act and the effect of putting the program in a computer system so that it can be Recent versions have included the ability to install themselves on first run. Small executable size is achieved by avoiding the use of many libraries, notably the C++ standard library and stream facilities, and creating substitutes written specifically for the program. In Computer science, a library is a collection of Subroutines used to develop Software. iostream is a Header file which is used for Input/output in the C++ programming language The executable is then compressed to roughly half of its compiled and linked size using UPX. UPX, the U ltimate P acker for e' X' ecutables, is a free and Open source executable packer supporting a number of file formats

Easter eggs

Tetris Easter Egg
Tetris Easter Egg

Despite its small size, two Easter eggs are included in the Help:About screen. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional Hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, Book Clicking the µTorrent logo plays a sound like Deep Note. Deep Note is the name of THX 's audio Logo, a distinctive synthesized Crescendo sound [14] Typing "t" starts a game of Tetris. Tetris (Тетрис is a Video puzzle game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in June 1985 while working for the Dorodnicyn Typing "p" pauses the game and fills the game area with colorful patterns[15]

There was also a Christmas Easter Egg in version 1. 3 which would display an animated Santa if the application was launched on Christmas day.

Advertisements

In early versions, Strigeus had built in a web redirection via http://nanotorrent.com/ for search queries entered through the search bar that displayed advertisements in a frame on the web browser. Some users thought this suspicious because tracking could be implemented by recording the IP addresses of those downloading/receiving the advertisements, and the search functionality could easily be used to track user queries through whichever web-interface the client is going through to execute the search. An Internet Protocol ( IP) address is a numerical identification ( Logical address) that is assigned to devices participating in a Computer network After a short trial period, the advertising was disabled, mitigating possible concerns. Here is a quotation from the official forum administrator "Firon":

“ There's no data collected, it's just used to display ads for certain keywords . . .

It was used as a domain instead of being integrated into the client so the ad thing could be turned off later easily if the response to it was negative. Also, it may be used in the future to provide a "search all sites" feature. [16]

 ”

A later version of the software has, instead of ads, a "search all sites" feature, which is a keyword-based search bar that delivers listings of torrent files at different trackers. A frame at the top displays advertisements (server-side) in the browser when the search function is used. In version 1. 5, no ads are present in the program itself.

As of build 463, a redirect bypass feature became available in the Advanced options.

See also

References

  1. ^ FAQ Page: How can µTorrent be so small and so fast? on http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php, the µTorrent FAQ page; accessed July 13, 2007. A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  2. ^ a b µTorrent and BitTorrent Join Forces. µTorrent. com forums (2006-12-07). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Retrieved on 2006-12-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
  3. ^ Post by Ludvig "ludde" Strigeus in thread "µTorrent Namesake" on forum. utorrent. com, the official µTorrent forums; accessed April 18, 2006. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  4. ^ PeerFactor SARL's website.
  5. ^ "uTorrent Sign Six Month PeerFactor Agreement" by Michael Ingram, published by Slyck News March 4, 2006. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  6. ^ "uTorrent, PeerFactor SARL deal" by Alex H. , published on P2Pnet on March 13, 2006; accessed April 18, 2006. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The article recounts a December 2005 interview with Strigeus about the ramifications of the PeerFactor deal.
  7. ^ P2PNet - Bizarre uTorrent, PeerFactor deal
  8. ^ Slyck News - uTorrent sign six month PeerFactor agreement
  9. ^ BitTorrent Inc Buys uTorrent. Torrentfreak. com. December 07, 2006.
  10. ^ µTorrent - The lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client - FAQ
  11. ^ Forum thread "Translation status" on forum. utorrent. com; accessed April 20, 2006. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  12. ^ Forum threads under "User Interface Design" on forum. utorrent. com; accessed April 24, 2006
  13. ^ µTorrent FAQ - Answer about Embedded Tracker
  14. ^ Tetris in μTorrent - http://www.eeggs.com/items/47291.html
  15. ^ Tetris in μTorrent - http://www.eeggs.com/items/47291.html
  16. ^ Post by administrator "Firon" in thread "The search bypass nanotorrent.com". Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. forum.utorrent.com.

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