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It's a shame unpackerr is needed. BitTorrent works better on large uncompressed files.
by ashconnor 3y ago
It's a shame unpackerr is needed. BitTorrent works better on large uncompressed files.
- appplication 3y agoInteresting, why is that?
- ashconnor 3y ago- Smaller torrent filesize - Clients prevent forcing priority if there's only one file - Checksum checking is built in - Less work per client [0] - Redundant decompression required by everyone that grabs the file [0] - https://blog.codinghorror.com/everybody-loves-bittorrent/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/everybody-loves-bittorrent/
- appplication 3y agoWhat does the torrent treat a compressed uncompressed file differently? I would have imagined the torrent framework would be agnostic to the actual file encoding.
- ashconnor 3y agoTo clarify it works better with big files vs small files. Compression has no impact.
- appplication 3y agoIs that just efficiency (per byte, etc) or would the network actually work better (faster real downloads for larger files vs smaller)? I’m imagining there’s some tradeoff at some point.
- ashconnor 3y agoFrom what I've read the swarm works better on one large file vs many smaller ones. I am verbatim passing along what I've read and have no data to substantiate that claim. Hopefully someone that has a better understanding of the protocol and client implementations can weigh in.
- sebazzz 3y agoI suppose Usenet is still in use and distributors can use the same release regardless of medium.