In message <(E-Mail Removed)> Susan Bugher
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>DevilsPGD wrote:
>>>>Hello, Susan!
>>>>You wrote on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:54:05 -0500:
>
>>>I don't know if any of the other host sites plan to offer a zipped copy
>>>of the ISO this year (there was one available last year). Will keep your
>>>request in mind when we begin the downloads to the host sites.
>
>> Disk space is not an issue here, so I'd be happy to offer a compressed
>> version too.
>
>Thanks.
but. . . It's going to take Henry quite a while to download
>the file. I plan to get a download link to him as quickly as possible
>(even though it may not be a zipped file). I think Henry will be able to
>start downloading before your site is on-line.
>
>FWIW - the first downloads will be limited (Pricelessware site etc.) as
>Steven's site will have the ONLY file and the first downloads need to go
>as quickly as possible. IIRC it often takes considerable time to
>*upload* the ISO after it's been downloaded. IOW - I'm not sure when
>we'll be able to start round two - distribution from several sites
>(that's when Henry and you will get download links). When several sites
>have the file distribution to the remaining host sites/ volunteer
>burners should be fairly fast.
Maybe I'm missing something here, but distributing an ISO isn't normally
that big a deal, especially with a torrent.
You don't need any complicated rollout phase, just get the .torrent up
and running on a seed, pass the .torrent out to as many people as you
can and let the torrent network do it's job.
The HTTP mirrors, burners, and everybody else can pull from the .torrent
just as easily as everybody else. The more people on the torrent, the
faster the overall transfers will go.
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