A technique isn't invalidated by how ppl use it. And p2p downloading with torrents etc is specifically designed for such conditions with disparity of download and upload. Downloading new ISO's of Ubuntu or other distro's with this is extremely fast. And some other games have been known for it too.
>________________________________ > From: dan <needa...@ntlworld.com> >To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list ><hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> >Sent: Saturday, 18 February 2012, 18:39 >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Full Steam Ahead > > >On 18/02/2012 12:41, E3pO wrote: >> Maybe a reputation system could be put into place and allow users to seed >> their files to other users. imagine if every single steam client was set to >> seed.... You computer finds the closest connections and downloads at >> whatever they have their cap setup for. If playing a game have it set low >> or not on. > >Yeah I think you realised the problem half way through the design :) > >p2p is a waste of time - most end users have download bandwidth more than >upload and the only reason people started using it is because they are >stealing stuff with it. > >It's obviously incompatible with playing multiplayer games. >-- Dan. > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please >visit: >https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
