On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 23:22:23 +1200 "Chris Bannister
cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz" sent this:
>On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 03:19:25PM +1000, Charlie wrote:
>>
>> I don't know enough about this hope someone can help:
>>
>> My ISP CEO suggests that this address is BitTorrent:
>> http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib
>>
>> Is that correct?
>
>No, he is confused.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
>http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/7792
>
>There are no trackers involved with apt-get, although it would be a far
>more efficient method (bandwidth wise). The downside is that you
>probably wouldn't be able to update/upgrade your laptop at your local
>library etc. because they tend to block BitTorrent traffic.
>
>I think I remember reading about a discussion of implementing a system
>where apt-get only downloads the changes to files. It wouldn't suprise
>me if something like this was implemented at some point way down the
>track.
>
>--
>"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people
>who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
>oppressing." --- Malcolm X
Thanks for the links and the extra information, Chris.
Charlie
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