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| Developed by | The Azureus Team |
| Initial release | June 2003 |
| Stable release | 3.0.5.2 (April 15, 2008) [+/−] |
| Preview release | 3.0.5.3 B38 (June 7, 2008) [+/−] |
| Written in | Java |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Java |
| Available in | ? |
| Genre | BitTorrent client |
| License | GNU General Public License - with modifications. 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 June 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English 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 Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins 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. 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 In computing cross-platform (also known as multi-platform) is a term used to refer to Computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows Java refers to a number of Computer software products and specifications from Sun Microsystems that together provide a system for developing Application software 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 |
| Website | azureus.sourceforge.net www.azureus.com |
Azureus Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a BitTorrent client. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads Like other BitTorrent clients, it is used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol, a mechanism for peer-to-peer file sharing over a network. BitTorrent is a Peer-to-peer File sharing protocol used to distribute large amounts of Data. For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a Azureus is written in Java programming language . A programming language is an Artificial language that can be used to write programs which control the behavior of a machine particularly a Computer.
In 2003, the core developers of Azureus formed a company called Vuze, Inc. (formerly Azureus, Inc.) Vuze, Inc. Vuze Inc (formerly Azureus Inc) is a company formed by some of the core developers of the open source BitTorrent client Azureus offers legal downloads of content over the BitTorrent network, some free and some for sale and protected by WMV DRM. Windows Media Video ( WMV) is a compressed Video file format for several proprietary Codecs developed by Microsoft.
The program's logo is the Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates azureus). "Okopipi" redirects here For the anti-spam software tool see Okopipi (software tool. The Azureus name was given to the project by co-creator Tyler Pitchford, who uses the Latin names of poison dart frogs as codenames for his development projects. Poison dart frog (also dart frog, poison frog or formerly poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of Frogs in the family
Azureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge.net, mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse. SourceForgenet is a Source code repository. It acts as a centralized location for software developers to control and manage open source software development The Standard Widget Toolkit ( SWT) is a graphical Widget toolkit for use with the Java platform. In Computing, Eclipse is a Software platform comprising extensible Application frameworks tools and a Runtime library for Software It is now one of the most popular BitTorrent clients. [1] Released under the GNU General Public License, Azureus is free software, though parts of the recently added Vuze platform carry more restricted licensing terms. Free software or software libre is Software that can be used studied and modified without restriction and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified
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GUI
Azureus allows users to download multiple files in a single graphical user interface (GUI). The program also features detailed statistics and a large number of user-configurable settings. While downloading a file, the user can view several different statistics including:
- Current download and upload speeds and estimated time remaining
- The percentage of each file completed and information on the "pieces" (small parts of the complete file) still needed including the piece number and availability
- File names, sizes and levels of completion for specific files within the download directory (BitTorrent allows a user to create a torrent file for an entire directory). It is also possible to prevent certain files from downloading.
- Peer data including IP addresses (and country with the use of a plugin), the speeds at which you are downloading and uploading to/from them, the port they are running BitTorrent on, and the BitTorrent client they are using
- The total and average "swarm speeds"[2]
Since version 3. 0, Azureus starts with an interface designed to promote Vuze content. It is possible to switch to the classical user interface and bypass the Vuze layer by selecting Tools/Options/Interface/Start/Display Azureus UI Chooser.
Features
Azureus allows users to specify maximum upload and download speeds and is configurable. Azureus also allows users to open some files that have been completed before the entire torrent from within the program. Additionally, Azureus can serve as its own tracker, allowing users to share their own files with others without uploading it to any site. A BitTorrent tracker is a server which assists in the communication between peers using the BitTorrent protocol. Azureus also supports tracker-less torrents via DHT. Azureus supports Message stream encryption, an anti-throttling method, peer exchange and the magnet: URI scheme are supported. 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 The magnet URI scheme is a draft open standard defining a URI scheme for magnet links, which are mainly used to reference resources available for download via An integration with the Nodezilla Grid Network is implemented as a plugin, enabling the anonymous storage, sharing and publication of torrent files. Nodezilla is a Peer-to-peer network written in C++ (core aka Network Agent and Java (GUI and the GUI part is released under the GNU General Public Azureus also features multiple ways of viewing a file, such as Swarm, Peers, and Pieces.
Unlike all other popular BitTorrent clients, Azureus supports the I2P and Tor networks, allowing users to transfer files over the BitTorrent network anonymously. I2P (originally short for Invisible Internet Project, though it is not commonly referred to by this name anymore is a mixed-license free and Open source Tor ( The Onion Router) is a Free software implementation of second-generation Onion routing – a system enabling its users to communicate anonymously
Plugins
Azureus also offers a range of plugins designed to make using the program easier or to give the more experienced user more options and more advanced tools with which to configure Azureus.
DHT
Azureus version 2. 3. 0. 0 introduced the Distributed Database function (a form of DHT, namely Kademlia), which is a decentralization of the BitTorrent protocol, making it more independent from trackers. Distributed hash tables ( DHTs) are a class of decentralized distributed systems that provide a lookup service similar to a Hash table: ( name, Kademlia is a Distributed hash table for decentralized Peer to peer Computer networks designed by Petar Maymounkov and David Mazières __FORCETOC__ Decentralization or Decentralisation (see Spelling differences) is the process of dispersing Decision-making governance closer to the people For users of Azureus 2. 3. 0. 0 or newer, this allows a user to download a file from peers even when the original tracker is unavailable or has been shut down. The downside to this is that private tracker operators, with membership requirements, are required to explicitly alter their torrent files so that the Azureus client knows not to share peer information about that swarm. Some critics also say that this is simply "reinventing the wheel," referring to earlier peer-to-peer protocols and programs the weaknesses of which BitTorrent was praised for overcoming. Reinventing the wheel (aka "Not built here") is a phrase that means a generally accepted technique or solution is ignored in favor of a locally invented solution For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing Others see it as an evolution of the BitTorrent protocols to circumvent enforcement actions of the entertainment industry. Azureus uses its own form of DHT incompatible with the official BitTorrent client offered by BitTorrent, Inc.. BitTorrent is a Peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent Inc BitTorrent Inc, headquartered in San Francisco, California, is an American Corporation that develops peer-assisted Internet content delivery All of the other clients, including BitComet and µTorrent, support the official DHT[3]. BitComet (originally named SimpleBT client from versions 011 to 0 For compatibility purposes the mainline DHT is available to Azureus users as a plugin.
License
Through version 2. 5. 0. 4, Azureus was distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL); beginning with the version 3 distribution, the license presented upon installation changed. While it still states that the "Azureus Application" is available under the GPL, completing installation requires the user to agree to the terms of the "Vuze Platform", which include restrictions on use, reverse-engineering, and sublicensing. [4] These restrictions of use include the prohibition of use of Azureus 3 by people "under the age of 18".
References
- ^ SourceForge Top Projects
- ^ Main Page - AzureusWiki
- ^ µTorrent - FAQ
- ^ Azureus 2 / 3 and Vuze from Azureus Wiki
See also
External links
A BitTorrent client is a program that manages torrent downloads Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a free BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol BitTyrant is a BitTorrent client modified from the Java -based Azureus 2 SourceForgenet is a Source code repository. It acts as a centralized location for software developers to control and manage open source software developmentDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic