On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:01, Mike! wrote: > Daniel Carrera wrote: > > Justin Clift wrote: > >>One of the most populat BT clients is Azureus: > > > > Well, I want to examine BT as an option for Linux users, and Linux users > > are currently in a Java hate-fest, and Azureus is written in Java...
I have tried Azureus, and I hate it! I'm currently using the version which came with my Mandrake distro, it's written in Python, and is way better (and faster). > > > > I don't agree with the Java hate-fest, but I want to be realistic here. > > alright, I use linux on the desktop, and there are 2 options, > - commandline -> bittorrent > 1. this is quite easy, install the bittorent package > 2. run: btdownloadcurses <path to torrent>; for instance: > btdownloadcurses > http://borft.student.utwente.nl:6969/file?info_hash=00cc1bf4ca38cfa60347a7b >8caf4c0289885f049 which would download the 2.0 windows beta > > - graphical ui -> Azureus > 1. copy the url to the torrent (can be obtained from: > http://borft.student.utwente.nl/openoffice/torrents/) > 2. download it :) Using my system, I merely have to click on a .torrent file, and btdownloadgui.py fires up automatically.... no need to type any commands or do anything else... > > Maybe it's a good idea to post a simple manual containing some > screenshot on the p2p page. > > If you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer them for you. > > Mike > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
