If you want to try a bittorrent download, you have to have a client that
runs on your O/S. A good one to try is to download the current Knoppix
ISO image. It is by far an excellent way to share large files AND
"server" load. In this case, the "server" is all the other machines that
have bits of the file you're downloading (and uploading). I usually let
it run until I've uploaded at least as much as I've downloaded. Your
client will show you the up/down load statistics real time. -kdp
On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Karl Berry wrote:
Is there a bittorrent site for downloading the current version of
texlive?
Not that I am aware of. If you find one or can set one up, please email
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the info.
For those who may not know -- Hans just asked me :) -- BitTorrent is a
peer-to-peer system that lets big files be downloaded in small pieces
from many different machines. The client reassembles the pieces. I
haven't used it myself, although I've heard some good things about it.
http://bittorrent.com/
karl
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