> Bob said this: "Actually they don't have to create it, if their > client supports importing it - import it using the existing torrent > file, then you get added to the trackers."
This is correct, however there is no existing torrent file (for this release). To create a torrent file, I need a copy of the zip file with the virtual machine. If someone has already completed the download, they can create the torrent file. At that point everyone else can import/run this torrent file to download and then assist in uploading the virtual machine to everyone else. BitTorrent background: clients import/run a .torrent file that includes a tracker URL, hash, and piece list. Torrents are distributed with pieces. Each piece is a 256KB (this varies) chunk of the file (in this case, a zip file containing a virtual machine). The Tracker (server) coordinates piece transactions between clients. If a client has a piece, the tracker knows this and if another client requests this piece, the tracker will instruct the clients to connect to each other. The Tracker does not actually transfer pieces, just arranges the transactions. As soon as a client has any piece of the torrent downloaded, it can begin serving that piece to other clients. Clients are referred to as "leechers" if they have not completed downloading, and "seeders" if they have completed downloading all pieces. So in short, Xastir-Hardy_080729.zip can't be distributed via BitTorrent until someone who has a copy of it creates a .torrent file. Tom KD7LXL _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
