Torrent Distro
I was wondering if you wonderful people at FreeBSD have considered releasing FreeBSD as a bit torrent. I recently visited the slackware site and they provide links to torrents for the ISO CD images. I thought it was a really good idea and the download times were awesome. Don't worry FreeBSD is still my choice for easy of use and stability. Just a suggestion. Lorne G TechG Solutions Ph. 780.991.5232 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Torrent Distro
On Monday 21 February 2005 21:25, Lorne G wrote: > I was wondering if you wonderful people at FreeBSD have considered > releasing FreeBSD as a bit torrent. I recently visited the slackware site > and they provide links to torrents for the ISO CD images. I thought it was > a really good idea and the download times were awesome. Don't worry FreeBSD > is still my choice for easy of use and stability. Just a suggestion. Already taken care of : http://people.freebsd.org/~scottl/5.3-torrent/ -- FreeBsdBeni. pgpVd92BXFuWD.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Torrent Distro
Lorne G wrote: I was wondering if you wonderful people at FreeBSD have considered releasing FreeBSD as a bit torrent. I recently visited the slackware site and they provide links to torrents for the ISO CD images. I thought it was a really good idea and the download times were awesome. Don't worry FreeBSD is still my choice for easy of use and stability. Just a suggestion. Lorne G TechG Solutions Ph. 780.991.5232 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" !DSPAM:421a43f4739521242910361! Already done: http://people.freebsd.org/~scottl/5.3-torrent although the only place it appears to be mentioned (other than the archives of the mailing lists) is in the 5.3 release announcement: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/announce.html and perhaps recent 4.x announcements, I didn't look there. I guess the Handbook and a few other places haven't been updated yet, or I missed it when I looked at them. Maybe among all the other things I want to get done tonight, I'll find time to file a PR on that (if it hasn't been done already). - Bob ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Torrent Distro
On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 01:25:24PM -0700, Lorne G wrote: > I was wondering if you wonderful people at FreeBSD have considered releasing > FreeBSD as a bit torrent. I recently visited the slackware site and they > provide links to torrents for the ISO CD images. I thought it was a really > good idea and the download times were awesome. Don't worry FreeBSD is still > my choice for easy of use and stability. Just a suggestion. Yes. The latest release is certainly available as a torrent, and documented as such in the release announcement: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.11R/announce.html Release via torrent is still considered experimental, which is probably why it isn't mentioned more prominently on the web site. See: http://people.freebsd.org/~kensmith/4.11-torrent/ 5.3-RELEASE is also available as a torrent. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 8 Dane Court Manor School Rd PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Tilmanstone Tel: +44 1304 617253 Kent, CT14 0JL UK pgp544yAfel9c.pgp Description: PGP signature
