Arthur Wiebe wrote:
Martin, BitTorrent could eliminate the need for multiple mirrors
altogether.
Maybe, I just don't understand why we should eliminate a working
infrastructure.
While 200 kbps is fast enough under most circumstances, I have noticed
that the servers are still slow. (The time
Vandewalle, David E wrote:
Now what would be really neat is if we could get some seeders started
with the entire world scenery distribution.
Things that size (i.e. HUGE!) is where bit torrent can really shine.
Not that I object against adding additional distribution methods, it's
just that
Quoting Martin Spott :
I have the whole set but I don't volunteer because I personally don't
feel that we're going to gain noticeable improvement just by offering
another file transfer method.
And what about version management on a P2P network ?
What is the version of file w090n40.tgz ?
-Fred
Martin, BitTorrent could eliminate the need for multiple mirrors
altogether. Conventional servers have their place, but take X-Plane
for example: http://www.x-plane.com/demo.html
The BitTorrent download is displayed as the preferred download method,
but for those who would rather download from a
Hey everyone,
FlightGear (source and base), and SimGear source are now available for
download via BitTorrent, thanks to http://www.open-bits.org
See:
http://www.open-bits.org/browse.php?cat=3
http://www.open-bits.org/details.php?id=902 (SimGear Source)
http://www.open-bits.org/details.php?id=901
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Subject: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear BitTorrents
Hey everyone,
FlightGear (source and base), and SimGear source are now available
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 2:24 PM
To: FlightGear developers discussions; FlightGear user discussions
Subject: [Flightgear-devel] FlightGear BitTorrents
Hey everyone,
FlightGear (source and base), and SimGear source are now available for
download via BitTorrent, thanks to http://www.open