https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99760
Bug ID: 99760
Summary: Provide bibisect repo download via torrent
Product: QA Tools
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: General
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
There is currently no possibility to download the bibisect repositories via
torrent. (See https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bibisect/Linux#Versions
and http://dev-downloads.libreoffice.org/bibisect/linux/.) It would be good if
that was possible, because the repo files are huge and their download can be
problematic on a shaky internet connection. As is, if the connection breaks
down for any reason, the whole download needs to be re-started (at least in
Firefox 46).
Notes:
- I'm not an expert in any way, but the fact that the whole HTTP browser
download needs to be re-started (instead of continuing it from the
paused/broken down point) is probably due to the fact that no "byte serving"
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_serving) is supported.
- If the "byte serving" was supported, it would probably be possible to use the
currently available HTTP download for torrent as well (see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent#HTTP_web_seeding) - no need to use a
different protocol. The torrent file using it would probably just need to be
created and provided. (Given that LibreOffice already has torrent tracking
servers used for download of its releases via torrent.)
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