On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 09:17:27AM -0800, Josh Andler wrote:
On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 6:03 AM, Alexander Brock <a.brock@...2965...> wrote:
I read somewhere (can't find it atm) that you can make a torrent file which includes direct http download links so torrent clients can get the file from webservers if no one is seeding. This means if we can get some mirrors we could state that the torrent almost surely downloads faster than the direct download and don't worry about single mirrors being shut down because of too much traffic, it will still work.
I don't think that bringing bittorrent in as a recommended method is a good idea. We have a very diverse userbase and I don't think that anything which could possibly make a download less straightforward is a good idea.
Ubuntu uses bittorrent[1] and the process is fairly smooth - the .torrent files are recognized locally and are loaded up into the appropriate Torrent download utility. It isn't presented as a primary way of downloading Ubuntu, you kind of have to seek the option out.
In the same way, I don't think this should be a primary mechanism for Inkscape download, but I *do* think it is worth inclusion as an option. Often it is _the_ fastest way to download Ubuntu ISOs and has the benefit of being the least impactful on our infrastructure.
Bryce