In a message dated 11/8/04 2:22:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Lets do the math...
>> you'll note that http://torrents.freebsd.org:8080/ at this moment 
>> says there's been 1978 completed downloads.
>> Lets pick an arbitrary average size for each file downloaded: 388MB
>>
>> 388 * 1978 = 767.5GB
>>
>> 11/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:30PM: Now
>> 11/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:00PM: Official availability of 5.3
>> ------------
>> 27.5 Hours
>>
>> 767.5 / 27.5 = 27.9GB/h / 60 = 465MB/m / 60 = 7.75MB/s
Your "math" doesnt include the tremendous overhead associated with the 
protocol....

Of course anyone with an ISP that has a bandwidth management device,  
bittorrent (a cancerous protocol which wastes others bandwdith in the process 
of 
possibly saving yours) will likely either not work well or be very slow.

No reputable organization would promote bittorrant for getting a release.
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