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I really think designating torrenting as the primary method of downloading big binaries or really anything big is the way to go for OSS projects. I guarantee yo
by selmnoo 13y ago
I really think designating torrenting as the primary method of downloading big binaries or really anything big is the way to go for OSS projects. I guarantee you more than a handful of people will offer seeding without asking anything in return. I certainly would be happy to seed any OSS project for a long time, I often have VPSs that are not being used (and in a way that really bugs me -- I'm paying money for things I'm not using fully. So I'm actually often on the lookout to see what OSS stuff I can seed).
Have a host as a secondary backup, for people who won't want to torrent.
- nl 13y agoYou can host the backup http version on S3 and get Bittorrent automatically: http://aws.amazon.com/s3/faqs/#What_is_the_BitTorrent_TM_protocol_and_how_do_I_use_it_with_Amazon_S3 http://aws.amazon.com/s3/faqs/#What_is_the_BitTorrent_TM_pro... S3 isn't the cheapest for really big bandwidth though.