Yes BT does work that way. Some people are going to be put out by
having to contribute some of their bandwidth to help out but their
options are:
1) share a bit of bandwidth and download the Cluggix ISO
2) don't download Cluggix. Unless we really luck out I don't think
we're ever going to be in a position to host ISOs off one machine.Besides. If quite a few of us with broadband internet connectivity leave our machines serving the ISO the load on any one client will probably be minimal. Jeff On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 12:19:54AM -0600, Shawn wrote: > I just read up on Bittorrent a little. It appears that it is coded to give > preferential treatment to those who upload lots when it comes to queing > downloads. Did I miss something in my readings? If not, I don't think this > would really help out too much. > > From the FAQ: > "I don't want you stealing my bandwidth! How can I stop it from uploading? > > You could hack the source to not upload, but then your download rate > would suck. BitTorrent downloaders engage in tit-for-tat with their peers, > so leeches have very little success downloading." > > So, if I interpret this right, you gain the benifits by joining a peer-peer > network, and contributing. If we are looking to distribute Cluggix, I doubt > very many of the people who'll want it will want to join a p2p network just > to get it. > > Shawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jesse Kline [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 2:50 PM > To: CLUG TALK > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Cluggix Downloads + Bittorrent > > > On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 14:04, Jeffrey Clement wrote: > > Anyone else interested in playing with something like this? > > Bittorrent rocks! I think that it is the best way of hosting a project > like Cluggix. I was thinking about setting up a tracker myself, and > hosting an iso of the cluggix version that I have, but I just haven't > found the time. The other thing I was wondering about was the > development status of Cluggix, I haven't heard anything in awhile, is it > still under active development? > > Jesse > -- > Jesse Kline, RHCT >
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