Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:40:53 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Torrent Server Message-ID: <45C05615.9070301@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <015f01c74512$af52b730$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <45BE469F.70001@mts.net> <015f01c74512$af52b730$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>
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Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Hildebrandt" <hildebeb@mts.net> > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:10 AM > Subject: FreeBSD Torrent Server > > >> I was wondering if the FreeBSD torrent server will be back online any >> time soon? Tryed to download version 6.2 and comes server not there. >> > > Why? > > FreeBSD isn't commercial software, there's no need to go through > all the hocus pocus to conceal the uploader so the RIAA doesen't > sue him. Standard FTP works perfectly fine at any of the mirror sites, > and you will get your ISO no slower. > > Ted The only plus behind using torrents really for getting ISOs is reducing server load on the freebsd.org folks (well, not from a tracker point of view but rather from a network point of view perhaps?). Other than that, not much difference nor much benefit in using that method. I wonder what the effective overall benefit is though really.. -Garrett
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