Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:40:38 +0000 From: nbco <nbco@screaming.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Quinn Ellis <quinn1@gmx.de> Subject: Re: re bittorrent Message-ID: <200411080040.39273.nbco@screaming.net> In-Reply-To: <418EBDB7.90709@gmx.de> References: <200411080022.08394.nbco@screaming.net> <418EBDB7.90709@gmx.de>
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On Monday 08 November 2004 00:28, Quinn Ellis wrote: > nbco wrote: > >Hey list, > >I downloaded the 5.3-RELEASE-i386-disc1 iso via bittorrent. > > > >The iso (644.91MB) downloaded in about 3 hours, over a 512/256 adsl > >connection. Which I think is pretty good. > > > >There don't seem to be that many people uploading it from me at the > >moment. > > > >I'm impressed, > >.nbco > > Why do you download with bittorrent as opposed to FTP? > Quinn. Hi there, Well, I suppose one of the main reasons is to keep pressure off the ftp servers: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-October/060205.html Also it's being released as a torrent on an experimental basis: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2004-November/042511.html The community were interested in it coming out this way too: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-November/063501.html .nbco
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