Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 17:07:17 +0000 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Torrent Server Message-ID: <20070201170717.0d094c91@gumby.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <013801c74601$2bbd0cf0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> References: <45BE469F.70001@mts.net> <015f01c74512$af52b730$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <ca650bda0701311334j13db2c01mdace33426bb4f492@mail.gmail.com> <013801c74601$2bbd0cf0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645>
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On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 05:02:02 -0800 "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote: > using a service, bittorrent, > that is extremely heavily used for distribution of pirated software > and music, > to distribute FreeBSD. Bittorrent is a protocol, not a service or network. It scales much better than http and ftp under high demand. Download speeds with Bittorrent gets faster and then level-out, as a function of demand, which is the opposite of FTP. It's very well suited for software release ISOs where there's high demand for downloads immediately after a new release. With open source software it also benefits from a substantial amount of goodwill. The bottom line is that if the existing FTP servers allow everyone to download at line-rate the day after a new release, and the bandwidth cost is not a problem, then there's no need for Bittorrent - otherwise I can't see a case against it.
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