AlphaCore 1.0 torrent/mirror available
Jeff DeMaagd
jeffdm at iserv.net
Wed May 11 11:55:09 UTC 2005
Maurice Hilarius wrote:
> From a pragmatic point of view I suppose it has attractions, as you
> stated.
> But P2P is also the most effective way to distribute large files, in a
> legitimate use and fashion.
>
> If students were trading songs on ftp servers would you also advocate
> disabling ftp services campus wide as well?
> How about HTML? Email?
> Because that is being used, I can assure you.
I think there is a marked difference in the usage. Most HTTP, FTP
traffic is legitimate, whereas most P2P use is not.
> Once you open that box it is hard to close.
That is what is called a slippery slope fallacy.
Jeff
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