News of an encouraging trend in this morning’s headlines. AP: Kazaa losing users:
Kazaa’s long-standing position as the most popular online file-sharing software appears to be over. Last month, the daily average of file-swappers on the FastTrack peer-to-peer network, which includes Kazaa and related programs, was surpassed for the first time by users on the eDonkey/Overnet network, according to online tracking firm BayTSP Inc.
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BayTSP’s monitoring does not encompass all the file-sharing networks, however. Graham cites the BitTorrent network as an example of a file-sharing community that has grown increasingly popular. The company tracks file-sharing on BitTorrent, but cannot tell how many people use it, Graham said.
I’m a big fan of BitTorrent, which represents a way for communities to share ideas and files. I’ve seen too much chaos and misery created by Kazaa to feel anything but pleasure in their demise.
Ed Bott 