From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 31 08:41:01 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9334716A402 for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:41:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout1.cac.washington.edu (mxout1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.134]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FDF413C471 for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:41:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout1.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l0V8f0VN025947 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:41:01 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.41] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l0V8ew44001201 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:41:00 -0800 Message-ID: <45C05615.9070301@u.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:40:53 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070122) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <45BE469F.70001@mts.net> <015f01c74512$af52b730$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> In-Reply-To: <015f01c74512$af52b730$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.1.31.2933 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: FreeBSD Torrent Server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:41:01 -0000 Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Hildebrandt" > To: > 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