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Could someone explain to me how these protocols are superior to Bittorrent?

• deleted 13y ago
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• krenoten 13y ago
  Your definition of "superior" may imply vastly different trade-offs. If you want files fast, then they are quite inferior to Bittorrent. The aforementioned protocols can vary a bit in what they do well, but in general the goal is to protect the identity of participants from hostile peers on the network. With Bittorrent, the goal is to transfer files efficiently with no regard for privacy, and it's very good at it.
• rmc 13y ago
  It's harder to sue someone transfering a file with these protocols, however it's almost certainly slower to get a file with these protocols. Then there's the network effect. BitTorrent is more popular, ergo there will be more files available