There's plenty of peer-to-peer technologies that companies tolerate, just not "always on" technologies like Octoshape.
I couldn't find any reports that it does anything more than swap bandwidth, so I'll tolerate it for now, but if I see worse-than-usual problems, off it goes. And I wish I had a workplace that I could be concerned about, anyway. L. ---In [email protected], <turquoiseb@...> wrote : From: "LEnglish5@..." <LEnglish5@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:48 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Beautiful New Global family chat today Thanks for the heads up. I'm not too thrilled with the use of Octoshape, but I'm a TM news junkie, so I guess I can tolerate it. They're still using that? How dumb. I hope you're not trying to view this stuff on a work computer, because almost all companies forbid the use of peer-to-peer technology, and that's what Octoshape is. OCTOSHAPE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR “OCTOSHAPE STREAMING SERVICES SOFTWARE” IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End User License Agreement (the "Agreement") for use of the Octoshape streaming services software (the "Software") constitutes a valid and binding agreement between you (either an individual or an entity) and Octoshape ApS, Store Kongensgade 118, 1. TH, DK-1264 Copenhagen K ("Octoshape"). The Software includes any on-line or electronic documentation and any updates and upgrades that Octoshape may make available to you during the term of this Agreement. You must accept this Agreement in order to have the right to install and use the Software in accordance with the terms set forth herein. BY INSTALLING AND/OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE. 1. PERMISSION TO UTILIZE You hereby acknowledge that the Software utilizes a grid streaming technology. With grid streaming technology, parts of the video and audio stream you watch may be delivered to your personal computer system via the personal computer systems of other end users of the Software, and the personal computer system on which you install the Software may also be used to deliver parts of the video and audio stream to other end users of the Software. Accordingly, you hereby grant permission for Octoshape and other end users of the Software to utilize and share the processor and bandwidth of your personal computer system for the limited purpose of facilitating the communication between you and other end users of the Software, including Octoshape. They're still using that? How dumb. I hope you're not trying to view this stuff on a work computer, because almost all companies forbid the use of peer-to-peer technology, and that's what Octoshape is.
