On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:13:24 -0400 Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> I've recently seen a few requests for ability to download AOO via a > torrent. something we do not currently provide. > > I see that OOo did this for legacy versions: > http://www.openoffice.org/distribution/p2p/ > > According to the scripts on this page, it looks like it was run by a > "Mike" in the Netherlands (http://borft.student.utwente.nl/~mike). > > Is this worth doing for AOO? Is this critical for any class of user? > Or just "nice to have"? > > I'm willing to help seed the torrents if we think there is a definite > need for this. We'd want a few other volunteers willing to do this as > well. Of course, ideally we'd have the torrent seeded by an existing > mirror, but that may not be possible. > > -Rob > >From time to time on the Forum there are reports from frustrated posters of >repeated bad downloads; these are usually solved after they are recommended to >switch to a torrent download. Remember that in some areas of the world >communications are still limited to modem downloads over bad lines. If it is >reasonably possible to provide torrents, then we should do so. I'm off line (immediately) for the next week - London for art exhibitions en route to a meeting in Birmingham. -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie>
