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BitTorrent is an ad-supported peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was the first client written for the protocol. It is often nicknamed Mainline by developers denoting its official origins. Since version 6.0 the BitTorrent client has been a rebranded version of µTorrent. As a result, it is no longer open source. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Android (operating system). ==History== Programmer Bram Cohen designed the protocol in April 2001 and released a first implementation of the BitTorrent client on 2 July 2001.〔 It is now maintained by Cohen's company BitTorrent, Inc. Prior to version 6.0, BitTorrent was written in Python, and was free software. Very early versions released prior to December 30, 2001 were released into the public domain without a license. Versions up to and including 3.4.2 were distributed under the MIT license. The source code for versions 4.x and 5.x was released under the BitTorrent Open Source License, a modified version of the Jabber Open Source License. Versions 4.0 and 5.3 were relicensed under the GPL. Version 4.20 of the client was dubbed ''Allegro'' by BitTorrent Inc., in reference to protocol extensions developed by the company to accelerate download performance and ISP manageability. Since version 6.0, the BitTorrent client has been a rebranded version of µTorrent. As a result, it is no longer open source. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BitTorrent (software)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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