It would be quite nice if the OpenBSD releases were available via a Torrent.
I apologize if this message duplicates a common report, but if that is the
case please take this as my vote!
Cheers and many thanks for all the awesome coding,
Brian
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It would be quite nice if the OpenBSD releases were available via a Torrent.
There are people who do that. I don't think the OpenBSD Project needs to
operate them. Now that things are signed, the situation has changed.
You really should figure out a way to verify the bootable media you
Thank you Theo.
As an alternative to operating the torrents, perhaps it might be convenient
for users if the OpenBSD page linked to those who provide torrents, and as
you note, mentioning the need and method to verify the media.
Cheers
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Theo de Raadt
Really, if the project is not operating them I don't think we should
be sanctioning any sort of third party site, or somehow adding some
sort of legitimacy to it by suggesting people go there, or cranking up
the page rank of some torrent site by linking it.
We link the stuff the project sanctions
Bob: I think that's sensible; I did not know the mirrors were sanctioned,
and so believed linking to the torrent sites would be equivalent in that
sense.
Theo: I have not expressed the suggestion ideally, I think. It was not a
suggestion for my benefit, I do not use torrents, but for the benefit
Theo: I have not expressed the suggestion ideally, I think. It was not a
suggestion for my benefit, I do not use torrents, but for the benefit of
your audience generally. Also, sanctioning torrents gives users a way to
contribute back to the project by seeding/mirroring.
Wow, how
Theo, do you find that responses like this lead to constructive
relationships and meaningful contributions? I would expect they would deter
contributors and sponsors alike, ultimately being isolating and
self-defeating.
Sorry for not being a bit torrent hipster.
Theo,
Sorry for taking up your time on this Torrent topic. Appreciate your
responses.
Wow, how unbelievably giving of them! Their sacrifice must be
unbelievable, like a mother to her child.
Theo, do you find that responses like this lead to constructive
relationships and meaningful
Between them, the file mirrors listed on ftp.html have significant
bandwidth available, and it's not like this is some 4GB-per-arch OS
for a basic installation, you're talking a couple of hundred MB.
Just pick a mirror from the list and download the relevant
installation files. If it's too slow,
On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Stuart Henderson st...@openbsd.org wrote:
london 440Mbit/sec
Stuart.. Allow me to express this thought in the kindest way
possible.. I hate you.. you bastard... :)
Thank you Theo.
As an alternative to operating the torrents, perhaps it might be convenient
for users if the OpenBSD page linked to those who provide torrents, and as
you note, mentioning the need and method to verify the media.
Inside the project, we have a phrase for that.
mission creep.
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