Transisto Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I just can't. Most ads in uTorrent are borderline virus / scam Bundling of adware and crypto currency mining software in uTorrent. Intentionally misleading install procedure, to trick people to install stuff they don't want. Promissing no downgrade from BTSYNC 1.4 to 2.0, While adding 10 folder limit. Sell software as a subscription. 40$ / year ... Haven't followed the case much, am I missing any ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexter Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 There's (at least) two schools of thought. One says that everything should be open and transparent so that you know that there aren't bugs or malicious bits of code. The other that by keeping it closed your are keeping it secure (eg. the "bad guys" can't either find a non-discovered bug or security hole or introduce one by contributing code.). And money. Keeping it closed is probably easier to monetize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 A number of other topics already exist covering these various issues/questions/points:An Open vs Closed Source discussion may be found here.Information on security may be found here and here.Discussions around trust and pricing for Sync 2.0 may be found here and here.As for uTorrent and concerns you may have as a result in relation to Sync, please see this post.Downgrade from Sync 2.0 to 1.4 is possible - further information/instructions may be found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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