Vuze (previously Azureus) is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to downloading data linked to .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content.[6] Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows, music videos, movies, video games, series and others. Additionally, if users prefer to publish their original content, they may earn money from it.
Azureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge.net, mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse. It later became one of the most popular BitTorrent clients.[7] The Azureus software was released under the GNU General Public License, and remains as a free software application. It was among the most popular BitTorrent clients. However, the Vuze software added in more recent versions is proprietary and users are required to accept these more restrictive license terms.
Vuze is the only client that makes clearnet torrents available on I2P and vice versa. It has a plugin that connects to the I2P network. If the user adds a torrent from I2P, it will be seeded on both I2P and the clearnet, and if a user adds a torrent from the clearnet, it will be seeded on both the clearnet and I2P. For this reason, torrents previously published only on I2P are made available to the entire Internet, and users of I2P can download any torrent on the Internet while maintaining the anonymity of I2P.[8][9]
HistoryEdit
AzureusEdit
Azureus
Azureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge.net. The blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus) was chosen as the logo and name of the brand by co-creator Tyler Pitchford. This choice was due to Latin names of poison dart frogs being used as codenames for his development projects.
VuzeEdit
In 2006 Vuze was released as an attempt to transform the client into a "social" client by a group of the original developers forming Azureus Inc., shortly to be renamed Vuze, Inc. A Vuze-free version of Azureus was released along with Vuze during the beta period. The releases used version numbers 3.0, while the Vuze-free versions continued with the 2.5 release numbers.[10] In addition, some developers voiced opposition to the idea of completely transforming the client.[citation needed] Starting with an unknown version, Vuze was coupled with Azureus. Soon after, "NoVuze" modified versions were released on The Pirate Bay, and as of September 15, 2008, are available for versions up to 3.1.1.0. On June 16, 2008, the developers of Azureus/Vuze decided to stop releasing versions named Azureus, and complete the name change with the release of version 3.1. The client engine however, remains unchanged as Azureus.
License changeEdit
Up to version 2.5.0.4, Azureus was distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL); beginning with the version 3 distribution, the license presented upon installation changed. While it still states that the "Azureus Application" is available under the GPL, completing installation requires the user to agree to the terms of the "Vuze Platform," which include restrictions on use, reverse-engineering,[11] and sublicensing.[12] As with many similar licenses, the Azureus licence includes a prohibition on use of the software by people "under the age of 18."[13] Allegedly, the TOS only applies to the website, vuze.com, and not the software,[14] however the actual TOS include the application as part of the platforms.[15]
Acquisition by Spigot IncEdit
Vuze was acquired by Spigot Inc in December 2010.[citation needed]
Development hiatusEdit
The pace of development slowed in early 2017.[16] As of July 2021,[update] the latest entry in the development blog is dated April 2017[17] and the latest code change is dated February 2018.[18]
CriticismEdit
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Vuze is categorized as adware by Softpedia,[19] due to its inclusion of a Vuze Toolbar for web browsers. Vuze changes or offers to change home page and search and to install a promotional component not necessary for the program to function.[20] However, all adware can be declined by using a custom installation. In February 2010, What.CD and Waffles.fm, two large music sharing sites at the time, decided to ban the use of Vuze.[21]
However, Vuze cites its Softpedia Editor's pick award, having received an editor score of 4 out of 5 from two reviews: One on 23 November 2005[22] and another on 7 February 2012.[20]
Vuze includes built-in support for Tor, an anonymity network. The onion routers are run by volunteers using their own bandwidth at their own cost. Due to the high bandwidth usage caused by the BitTorrent protocol, it is considered impolite and inappropriate by Tor community members to use the Tor network for BitTorrent transfers.[23][24] By default, the Tor exit policy blocks the standard BitTorrent ports.[25]
It also includes I2P support via an official plugin. In contrast to Tor, I2P is built for P2P traffic and encourages its use.[citation needed]
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Vuze previously Azureus is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol Vuze is written in Java and uses the Azureus Engine In addition to downloading data linked to torrent files Azureus allows users to view publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content 6 Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows music videos movies video games series and others Additionally if users prefer to publish their original content they may earn money from it VuzeDeveloper s Azureus SoftwareInitial releaseJune 2003 20 years ago 2003 06 Final release5 7 6 0 1 2 November 2017 5 years ago 2 November 2017 Preview release5 7 6 1 Beta 1 November 2 2017 5 years ago 2017 11 02 2 Repositorysvn wbr vuze wbr com wbr public wbr Written inJava 3 PlatformJava software platform SizeSource code 9 7 MB Linux 18 9 MB Windows x86 9 1 MB Windows x64 9 0 MB Android 5 4 MB OS X 10 1 MB 4 Available in38 languages 5 List of languagesEnglish German French Dutch Portuguese Spanish Swedish Chinese simplified Chinese traditional Polish Finnish Danish Italian Russian Norwegian Bulgarian Brazilian Portuguese Czech Lithuanian Slovenian Turkish Catalan Galician Greek Hebrew Serbian Serbian latin Malay Japanese Hungarian Romanian Thai Korean Slovak Bosnian Frisian Macedonian GeorgianTypeBitTorrent clientLicenseGNU General Public License v2Websitewww wbr vuze wbr comAzureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge net mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse It later became one of the most popular BitTorrent clients 7 The Azureus software was released under the GNU General Public License and remains as a free software application It was among the most popular BitTorrent clients However the Vuze software added in more recent versions is proprietary and users are required to accept these more restrictive license terms Contents 1 Features 1 1 Bridging between I2P and the clearnet 2 History 2 1 Azureus 2 2 Vuze 2 3 License change 2 4 Acquisition by Spigot Inc 2 5 Development hiatus 3 Criticism 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFeatures Edit nbsp Vuze classic UI statistics pageBridging between I2P and the clearnet Edit Vuze is the only client that makes clearnet torrents available on I2P and vice versa It has a plugin that connects to the I2P network If the user adds a torrent from I2P it will be seeded on both I2P and the clearnet and if a user adds a torrent from the clearnet it will be seeded on both the clearnet and I2P For this reason torrents previously published only on I2P are made available to the entire Internet and users of I2P can download any torrent on the Internet while maintaining the anonymity of I2P 8 9 History EditAzureus Edit nbsp AzureusAzureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge net The blue poison dart frog Dendrobates azureus was chosen as the logo and name of the brand by co creator Tyler Pitchford This choice was due to Latin names of poison dart frogs being used as codenames for his development projects Vuze Edit In 2006 Vuze was released as an attempt to transform the client into a social client by a group of the original developers forming Azureus Inc shortly to be renamed Vuze Inc A Vuze free version of Azureus was released along with Vuze during the beta period The releases used version numbers 3 0 while the Vuze free versions continued with the 2 5 release numbers 10 In addition some developers voiced opposition to the idea of completely transforming the client citation needed Starting with an unknown version Vuze was coupled with Azureus Soon after NoVuze modified versions were released on The Pirate Bay and as of September 15 2008 are available for versions up to 3 1 1 0 On June 16 2008 the developers of Azureus Vuze decided to stop releasing versions named Azureus and complete the name change with the release of version 3 1 The client engine however remains unchanged as Azureus License change Edit Up to version 2 5 0 4 Azureus was distributed under the GNU General Public License GPL beginning with the version 3 distribution the license presented upon installation changed While it still states that the Azureus Application is available under the GPL completing installation requires the user to agree to the terms of the Vuze Platform which include restrictions on use reverse engineering 11 and sublicensing 12 As with many similar licenses the Azureus licence includes a prohibition on use of the software by people under the age of 18 13 Allegedly the TOS only applies to the website vuze com and not the software 14 however the actual TOS include the application as part of the platforms 15 Acquisition by Spigot Inc Edit Vuze was acquired by Spigot Inc in December 2010 citation needed Development hiatus Edit The pace of development slowed in early 2017 16 As of July 2021 update the latest entry in the development blog is dated April 2017 17 and the latest code change is dated February 2018 18 Criticism EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2012 Vuze is categorized as adware by Softpedia 19 due to its inclusion of a Vuze Toolbar for web browsers Vuze changes or offers to change home page and search and to install a promotional component not necessary for the program to function 20 However all adware can be declined by using a custom installation In February 2010 What CD and Waffles fm two large music sharing sites at the time decided to ban the use of Vuze 21 However Vuze cites its Softpedia Editor s pick award having received an editor score of 4 out of 5 from two reviews One on 23 November 2005 22 and another on 7 February 2012 20 Vuze includes built in support for Tor an anonymity network The onion routers are run by volunteers using their own bandwidth at their own cost Due to the high bandwidth usage caused by the BitTorrent protocol it is considered impolite and inappropriate by Tor community members to use the Tor network for BitTorrent transfers 23 24 By default the Tor exit policy blocks the standard BitTorrent ports 25 It also includes I2P support via an official plugin In contrast to Tor I2P is built for P2P traffic and encourages its use citation needed See also EditComparison of BitTorrent clientsReferences Edit Changelog Vuze Community Archived from the original on 2022 05 17 Retrieved 2017 12 11 Vuze Dev Home Vuze Development 2017 11 02 Retrieved 2017 12 11 Lextrait Vincent January 2010 The Programming Languages Beacon v10 0 Archived from the original on 30 May 2012 Retrieved 14 March 2010 Azureus Vuze com Browse vuze at SourceForge net Azureus Sourceforge net Archived from the original on 2013 05 15 Retrieved 2013 05 10 Vuze FAQ Vuze com Archived from the original on 2013 07 28 Retrieved 2013 07 24 Azureus HD Vids Trump YouTube Archived 2013 10 27 at the Wayback Machine Calore Michael Wired News 2006 12 04 SourceForge Top Projects Sourceforge net Archived from the original on 2012 02 22 Retrieved 2009 07 14 Vuze Speeds Up Torrent Downloads Through Swarm Merging TorrentFreak torrentfreak com 20 March 2015 Archived from the original on 17 October 2017 Retrieved 9 May 2018 I2PHelper HowTo VuzeWiki wiki vuze com Archived from the original on 20 October 2017 Retrieved 9 May 2018 Confusion about name change Apcmag com June 17 2008 Archived from the original on December 2 2008 Retrieved July 14 2009 Section 8 12 Vuze com Archived from the original on 2009 02 13 Retrieved 2009 07 14 Section 8 2 Vuze com Archived from the original on 2009 02 13 Retrieved 2009 07 14 Section 1 and Section 8 10 Vuze com Archived from the original on 2009 02 13 Retrieved 2009 07 14 Azureus 2 3 and Vuze AzureusWiki 2008 06 27 Archived from the original on 2009 07 17 Retrieved 2009 07 14 Section 0 Vuze com Archived from the original on 2009 02 13 Retrieved 2009 07 14 Andy 2017 08 03 Tumbleweed at Vuze as Torrent Client Development Grinds to a Halt Archived from the original on 2020 02 12 Vuze Dev Blog Archived from the original on 2020 02 12 Vuze Azureus List azureus commitlog Archives Archived from the original on 2020 02 12 Download Vuze formerly Azureus 4 2 0 5 Beta 03 4 2 0 4 Stable Free Trial A freeware Java based BitTorrent client Softpedia Archived from the original on 2009 02 12 Retrieved 2009 07 14 a b Download Vuze Softpedia SoftNews Archived from the original on 6 July 2013 Retrieved 19 July 2013 Vuze and Deluge to be banned FILEnetworks Blog 2010 02 20 Archived from the original on 2010 02 23 Retrieved 2010 02 20 The Torrent Master Is Back Softpedia SoftNews 23 November 2005 Archived from the original on 6 September 2013 Retrieved 19 July 2013 doc TorifyHOWTO BitTorrent Tor Bug Tracker amp Wiki Wiki torproject org Archived from the original on 2022 02 05 Retrieved 2012 10 27 Why Tor is slow and what we re going to do about it The Tor Blog Blog torproject org 2009 03 13 Archived from the original on 2013 01 28 Retrieved 2012 10 27 doc TorFAQ Tor Bug Tracker amp Wiki Wiki torproject org Archived from the original on 2008 04 21 Retrieved 2012 10 27 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vuze Official website nbsp Azureus Vuze on SourceForge Vuze on Google Play Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vuze amp oldid 1178754960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
