William Hartwell wrote:
Joe Conner wrote:
Where can I download openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso without the
need of using bitTorrent? I googled
openoffice.org_extras_20070328.iso, and I found only eight sites.
Each of them required bitTorrent to download.
See for instance: http://borft.student.utwente.nl/~mike/oo/bt.rss.
I have a high-speed direct connection to the internet (T-1 equivalent)
so why should I be forced to download the file piecemeal to get the iso?
Or am I not understanding something very basic?
Yes, you're definitely not understanding something basic. Bittorrent
does not "download the file piecemeal" - instead, it shares the load for
downloading it among everyone who has a bittorrent client, so that no
single server is forced to service the downloads of everyone who wants
the file. This means that more people can get the file than would be
able to if one server were forced to handle all the downloads, AND that
you can get the file faster. Once you've downloaded it, you have the
full file, exactly as advertised, just as you would if you used an FTP
connection. You're just sharing the load, as is every other person who's
downloading it, so that more people can get the file more easily.
Some people are also using ISP's that restrict or ban BitTorrent access.
Some people are behind corporate firewalls that don't allow BitTorrent
access.
Some people don't have the skills to configure their home DSL/Router to
allow BitTorrent access.
There are lots of reasons to have http/ftp access to files. Don't get
me wrong but torrents can be a pain in any one of the above situations.
I have tried BitTorrent at home and only get ~2kBs per second when I
get >200KBs with FTP. I have even tried encrypted BitTorrent as well as
different ports.
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