I could spare a few k/s....
On August 28, 2003 12:25 pm, you wrote: > 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 -- Nick W ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Registered Linux User #324288 (http://counter.li.org) MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo: foolish_gambit ICQ: 303276221 Website: www.fromthecrosstothethrone.com
