Re: AlphaCore 1.0 torrent/mirror available

[Jeff DeMaagd <jeffdm iserv net>]

Maurice Hilarius wrote:

>  From a pragmatic point of view I suppose it has attractions, as you 
> stated.
> But P2P is also the most effective way to distribute large files, in a 
> legitimate use and fashion.
>
> If students were trading songs on ftp servers would you also advocate 
> disabling ftp services campus wide as well?
> How about HTML? Email?
> Because that is being used, I can assure you.

I think there is a marked difference in the usage.  Most HTTP, FTP 
traffic is legitimate, whereas most P2P use is not.

> Once you open that box it is hard to close.

That is what is called a slippery slope fallacy.

Jeff