Re: Torrents for ReactOS build environment
Devel <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:38:54 +0100
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0507995804638894961== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------C43224A31C3702BCBE3CC09D" Content-Language: pt_PT Content-Length: 12367 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------C43224A31C3702BCBE3CC09D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > But maybe I did not explore all alternatives at the time. You know, SourceForge was more user-friendly in the past. Sometimes I fail to remember how to select another mirror. Other mirrors are in the "Problems Downloading?" button. Regards, João Jerónimo Às 10:35 de 24/06/2021, Devel escreveu: > > Hello. > > > It depends. At the time that I created the torrent, the official > download source was too slow, therefore taking a lot of time. > > But maybe I did not explore all alternatives at the time. > > > Regards, > > João Jerónimo > > > > Às 18:48 de 04/01/2021, Javier Fernández Arroyo escreveu: >> no, it didn´t 😉 >> I agree with Aleksey, it does not matter for light software such as BE >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *De:* Ros-general <[email protected]> en nombre de >> Aleksey Bragin <[email protected]> >> *Enviado:* lunes, 4 de enero de 2021 17:14 >> *Para:* [email protected] <[email protected]> >> *Asunto:* Re: [ros-general] Torrents for ReactOS build environment >> What's the advantage? >> I think download speed, but that matters for large images (like Debian >> indeed). Unless ReactOS became huge when I didn't watch it close >> enough :-) >> >> Regards, >> Aleksey Bragin >> >> On 1/4/2021 12:39 PM, Frank Van Damme wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > A couple of major Linux distributions ofer bittorrent downloads as >> an option. >> > >> > https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281 >> <https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281> Torrent listed before iso link >> > https://ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads >> <https://ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads> -> scroll down >> for bittorrent >> > https://www.debian.org/distrib/ <https://www.debian.org/distrib/> >> -> small print under "Download an >> > installation image" >> > http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/8.3.2011/isos/x86_64/ >> <http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/8.3.2011/isos/x86_64/> -> of >> > course these are iso images to be found but there is a torrent file as >> > well >> > >> > Greetings, >> > >> > Op zo 10 mei 2020 om 19:38 schreef Colin Finck <[email protected]>: >> >> Am 10.05.2020 um 18:01 schrieb João Jerónimo: >> >>> So I decided to create a torrent >> >>> file for it and setup 2 seeds. The torrents can be downloaded from: >> >>> >> >>> >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GXOF8TxQrmc4BiRPL4F8ZmqoCdFv9j-H >> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GXOF8TxQrmc4BiRPL4F8ZmqoCdFv9j-H> >> >>> >> >>> I think it would be good idea to share the torrents on the RosBE wiki >> >>> page, and maybe also create an official tracker to share ReactOS >> files, >> >>> setup other seeds, etc. Sounds like a good idea? >> >> While I like people who take the initiative, I haven't seen torrents >> >> widely used for open source software distribution for at least a >> decade. >> >> Whenever I encounter a slow download these days, I can always >> choose an >> >> alternative mirror that is faster. >> >> >> >> SourceForge.net already offers quite a few mirrors. And even if all of >> >> them happen to be slow, we already have >> https://download.reactos.org <https://download.reactos.org> >> >> I guess that is the URL which actually needs more advertising. >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Colin >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ros-general mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general >> <http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ros-general mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general --------------C43224A31C3702BCBE3CC09D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> </head> <body> <p> <blockquote type="cite">But maybe I did not explore all alternatives at the time.</blockquote> </p> <p>You know, SourceForge was more user-friendly in the past. Sometimes I fail to remember how to select another mirror.</p> <p>Other mirrors are in the "Problems Downloading?" button.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>João Jerónimo<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Às 10:35 de 24/06/2021, Devel escreveu:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:[email protected]"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <p>Hello.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>It depends. At the time that I created the torrent, the official download source was too slow, therefore taking a lot of time.</p> <p>But maybe I did not explore all alternatives at the time.<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>João Jerónimo<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Às 18:48 de 04/01/2021, Javier Fernández Arroyo escreveu:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:AM5P189MB0273FEBDFB0203F33AF4C4F5D1D20@AM5P189MB0273.EURP189.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;">P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}</style> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> no, it didn´t 😉</div> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> I agree with Aleksey, it does not matter for light software such as BE<br> </div> <hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%" tabindex="-1"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>De:</b> Ros-general <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true"><[email protected]></a> en nombre de Aleksey Bragin <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true"><[email protected]></a><br> <b>Enviado:</b> lunes, 4 de enero de 2021 17:14<br> <b>Para:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true"><[email protected]></a><br> <b>Asunto:</b> Re: [ros-general] Torrents for ReactOS build environment</font> <div> </div> </div> <div class="BodyFragment"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> <div class="PlainText">What's the advantage?<br> I think download speed, but that matters for large images (like Debian <br> indeed). Unless ReactOS became huge when I didn't watch it close enough :-)<br> <br> Regards,<br> Aleksey Bragin<br> <br> On 1/4/2021 12:39 PM, Frank Van Damme wrote:<br> > Hello,<br> ><br> > A couple of major Linux distributions ofer bittorrent downloads as an option.<br> ><br> > <a href="https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281" moz-do-not-send="true">https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=281</a> Torrent listed before iso link<br> > <a href="https://ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads" moz-do-not-send="true">https://ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads</a> -> scroll down for bittorrent<br> > <a href="https://www.debian.org/distrib/" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.debian.org/distrib/</a> -> small print under "Download an<br> > installation image"<br> > <a href="http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/8.3.2011/isos/x86_64/" moz-do-not-send="true">http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/ftp.centos.org/8.3.2011/isos/x86_64/</a> -> of<br> > course these are iso images to be found but there is a torrent file as<br> > well<br> ><br> > Greetings,<br> ><br> > Op zo 10 mei 2020 om 19:38 schreef Colin Finck <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true"><[email protected]></a>:<br> >> Am 10.05.2020 um 18:01 schrieb João Jerónimo:<br> >>> So I decided to create a torrent<br> >>> file for it and setup 2 seeds. The torrents can be downloaded from:<br> >>><br> >>> <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GXOF8TxQrmc4BiRPL4F8ZmqoCdFv9j-H" moz-do-not-send="true"> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GXOF8TxQrmc4BiRPL4F8ZmqoCdFv9j-H</a><br> >>><br> >>> I think it would be good idea to share the torrents on the RosBE wiki<br> >>> page, and maybe also create an official tracker to share ReactOS files,<br> >>> setup other seeds, etc. Sounds like a good idea?<br> >> While I like people who take the initiative, I haven't seen torrents<br> >> widely used for open source software distribution for at least a decade.<br> >> Whenever I encounter a slow download these days, I can always choose an<br> >> alternative mirror that is faster.<br> >><br> >> SourceForge.net already offers quite a few mirrors. And even if all of<br> >> them happen to be slow, we already have <a href="https://download.reactos.org" moz-do-not-send="true"> https://download.reactos.org</a><br> >> I guess that is the URL which actually needs more advertising.<br> >><br> >><br> >> Cheers,<br> >><br> >> Colin<br> >><br> <br> _______________________________________________<br> Ros-general mailing list<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general" moz-do-not-send="true">http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general</a><br> </div> </span></font></div> <br> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">_______________________________________________ Ros-general mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]" moz-do-not-send="true">[email protected]</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general" moz-do-not-send="true">http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general</a> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html> --------------C43224A31C3702BCBE3CC09D-- --===============0507995804638894961== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Ros-general mailing list [email protected] http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general --===============0507995804638894961==--