- Tribler
Infobox Software
name = Tribler
caption = Tribler 4.0.4 under Windows
developer = The Tribler Team:Delft University of Technology andVrije Universiteit
released = ?
frequently_updated = yes
programming language = Python
operating system =Cross-platform
language = English
genre =BitTorrent client
license =GNU Lesser General Public License
website = [https://www.tribler.org/ www.tribler.org]Tribler is a file sharing client for
Internet TV .Specifically, Tribler is an
open source Peer-to-Peer client with various features for watching videos online. It supports standard features such as key word searching for content andsegmented downloading . It is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, but as it's using the Python programming language it is possible to run on any Python supported platform. For the user interface it useswxPython .The name Tribler stems from the word "Tribe", referring to the usage of
social networks in this P2P client. The first version of Tribler was a small enhancement on theABC (Yet Another BitTorrent Client) , leaked out on the web onFebruary 26 2006 . [ [http://torrentfreak.com/tribler-social-bittorrent-beta-version-leaked/ Tribler: Social BitTorrent Beta version Leaked | TorrentFreak ] ]The latest version 4.1 in the Tribler evolution has just been made public by the
Harvard University development teamat http://tv.seas.harvard.edu/.
* Tribler 4.1 Brand new features - http://torrentfreak.com/harvard-develops-p2p-client-that-uses-bandwidth-as-currency/Features
Tribler adds keyword search ability to the BitTorrent file download protocol using a
gossip protocol , somewhat similar to theeXeem network which was shut down in 2005. The software includes the ability to recommend content. After a dozen downloads the Tribler software can roughly estimate the download taste of the user andrecommends content. [ [https://www.tribler.org/DecentralizedRecommendation DecentralizedRecommendation - tribler.org ] ] This feature is based oncollaborative filtering , also featured on websites such asLast.fm andAmazon.com .Another feature of Tribler is a limited form of social networking and donation of upload capacity. Tribler includes the ability to mark specific users as online friends. Such friends can be used to increase the download speed of files by using their upload capacity. [ [https://www.tribler.org/CooperativeDownload CooperativeDownload - tribler.org ] ] Due to these features Tribler differs from other popular BitTorrent clients such asVuze anduTorrent .Development
Tribler created by university researchers which are trying to improve Peer-to-Peer technology. [https://www.tribler.org/attachment/wiki/File/CPE-Tribler-final.pdf?format=raw] Tribler is designed to enhance BitTorrent by removing the need for central elements such as the websites for finding content. The aim is to increase performance, reliability, and scalability.
Uses
The European Union's P2P Next project to develop an internet television distribution standard will build on Tribler technology under development at the Delft University of Technology. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7259339.stm BBC NEWS | Technology | Europe funds internet TV standard ] ]
References
See also
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Comparison of BitTorrent software External links
* [https://www.Tribler.org Official website]
* [http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=88285/ Official SourceForge Forums]
* [http://technorati.com/search/tribler?language=en&authority=a7 Several reviews of Tribler]
* [http://videolectures.net/eccs07_hales_end/ Part of this video lecture discusses Triber in the context of bandwidth-as-currency]
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