From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 25 08:29:37 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CA9D16A404 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:29:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@hier7.com) Received: from smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com (smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com [206.190.36.79]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3EB5B13C47E for ; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:29:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris@hier7.com) Received: (qmail 80333 invoked from network); 25 Feb 2007 08:29:36 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?74.109.56.185?) (cms.kw@rogers.com@74.109.56.185 with plain) by smtp101.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Feb 2007 08:29:36 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: OB0mdVsVM1m69_K66C7DIr1zmM.OfkE7HOGywcTYOd5Jt77jh5Ngm.BGQVuylFSzhg-- Message-ID: <45E148F1.2010207@hier7.com> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:29:37 -0500 From: Chris Slothouber Organization: hier7 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <45E0F697.2030005@allcaps.org> <002001c758a1$a3ed10f0$3c01a8c0@coolf89ea26645> <45E14270.7010105@allcaps.org> In-Reply-To: <45E14270.7010105@allcaps.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Could we get the FreeBSD torrent servers back? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:29:37 -0000 Andrew Lentvorski wrote: > Chris Slothouber wrote: > >> But isn't the whole point of peer to peer file distribution to >> *distribute* the bandwidth requirements to the point that the costs >> involved for each of the individual peers is trivial but the client >> receiving the file still obtains full speed of a direct download? > > Yes, actually, it is. > > -a I think it would then serve the interests of the FreeBSD community to establish a long-term file distribution plan that includes a proven peer to peer system, like torrent. It really wouldn't take that much effort, and any bandwidth necessary for seeding, especially initial seeding, could be re-allocated out of what is already being used for direct downloads. Since torrent is a rather widely-accepted means of downloading and clients are available for pretty much every platform, it could become the primary vector for distributing large binaries (such as ISOs) that put a sustained burden on the donated mirrors. Direct downloads could still be offered for these files for compatibility's sake, albeit at a reduced rate, using shaping or whatever else.