InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoWhat else should I help seed?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1349file-text
arrow-up1349imageWhat else should I help seed?lemmy.worldInternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
Just a small way to help people get their FOSS. What are some other projects that have torrents that would be good to seed?
minus-squarecommunism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 months agoI prefer to download isos via torrents. You can easily check the checksum and signature once it’s downloaded. And you’re getting the torrent/magnet link/etc from the source so it’s not some random torrent from piratebay or something lmao
minus-squarebeeng@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWhy not direct download from website?
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoI think it saves them costs but idk shit about servers
minus-squarecommunism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoCan be faster than downloading from a centralised server that everyone is trying to download from. But mostly just habit.
minus-squarestom@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoAvoid detracting from the hosts bandwidth quota.
I prefer to download isos via torrents. You can easily check the checksum and signature once it’s downloaded. And you’re getting the torrent/magnet link/etc from the source so it’s not some random torrent from piratebay or something lmao
Why not direct download from website?
I think it saves them costs but idk shit about servers
Can be faster than downloading from a centralised server that everyone is trying to download from. But mostly just habit.
Avoid detracting from the hosts bandwidth quota.