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If you want to avoid ads and bundled spyware, better to use up-to-date FOSS instead of years-old unsupported versions of uTorrent. Why is it better to use up-t
by Goronmon 12y ago
If you want to avoid ads and bundled spyware, better to use up-to-date FOSS instead of years-old unsupported versions of uTorrent.
Why is it better to use up-to-date FOSS if the older version of uTorrent works fine (better even, in my experience)?
- UnoriginalGuy 12y agohttps://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-177-stable-080127/ https://torrentfreak.com/utorrent-177-stable-080127/
- ArchReaper 12y agoThat article is 7 years old...
- balladeer 12y agoBecause one day it might stop to; actually it "will".
- ArchReaper 12y agoWhat makes you think that? The torrent protocol would need to fundamentally change to completely stop the older versions from working. I don't see that happening.
- inyourtenement 12y agoThe environment it runs in (your PC, operating system) changes over time. Yes, backwards compatibility is a big priority, but eventually something is going to fall out of compatibility. It's also known as bit rot.
- maratd 12y agoAnd when it does, I can switch. For now, the older version of uTorrent works quite well and is RECOMMENDED by the trackers I use.
- voltagex_ 12y agoI'd love to hear a rational explanation from a private tracker operator as to why those recommendations are made. I understand banning misbehaving clients but the vast majority are fine.
- patzerhacker 12y agoThe last good version of uTorrent actually fails to run under Windows 8 64-bit for me.
- ilovesatan 12y agoI'm running uTorrent 2.2.1 on Windows 10 Tech Preview 64-bit just fine.
- mappu 12y agoWhat if that version of uTorrent has an exploitable bug, or embeds an exploitable library (openssl)? In a network-facing situation you absolutely need to be using up-to-date software.
- gkoz 12y agoBecause any vulnerabilities in obsolete software will likely stay unknown and unfixed?