> On Thu, 2013-06-20 at 14:43 -0400, Rob Owens wrote: > > Seems like this could be avoided if the existing repos simply seeded > > every file that they host. Then you could always get the files via > > BitTorrent even if no other regular users were seeding. Unless I'm > > missing something, torrent download speed could not be any slower than > > direct download speed,
PS: > with the exception of the extra time it takes > > to contact the tracker and locate peers. How exactly does a torrent work? I guess you assume that all leechers would get the same % of download from the original server + some % from other seeders, but does a torrent client know something like an original server ;)? This must be managed in some way and might slow it down. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1371756847.644.76.camel@archlinux
