On Jan 26, 2008 8:11 PM, Jeroen van Meeuwen <kanarip@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > William Hooper wrote: > > On Jan 25, 2008 4:58 PM, Arthur Pemberton <pemboa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >>> Way be when I first looked at downloading Debian, I had a similar > >>> experience. The difference was that I see no value in having to > >>> download and install a special program that I'm going to only use once > >>> to download one thing. I already have ways of downloading files via > >>> ftp, http, etc., why do I need to mess with this new program? > >> Well... it does use http. The why would be for similar reasons people > >> use torrent. Also like why you could use a telnet client to browse to > >> view a web page via http, but you get a browser instead (bad example). > > > > Exactly my point. I already have a bunch of programs to download > > files. "Bob" is going to ask why he can't just use IE, Firefox, > > uTorrent, <insert P2P app-o-the-week>. Why do I need this "special" > > download program that I've never heard of that I will only use to > > download Fedora? If Linux is that hard, why bother... > > > > Personally, I can see where jigdo makes sense if you already have some > > of the files downloaded, but the new user is going to be starting from > > zero. > > > > Luckily, Jigdo isn't mutually exclusive with BitTorrent. Concerning the > issues stated, I hope distribution via BitTorrent is going to continue. > Jigdo is one way for users to get the distribution whereof I assume it > is a better and way more efficient way - for those who can use it. > > Kind regards, > > Jeroen van Meeuwen > -kanarip Frankly Bittorent+Jigdo seem the ideal combo. There is no one who can't technically used jigdo, while there are who can't use torrent. -- Fedora 7 : sipping some of that moonshine ( www.pembo13.com )
