InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoWhat else should I help seed?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkWhat else should I help seed?lemmy.worldInternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 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-up14·4 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-up1·4 months agoWhy not direct download from website?
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoI think it saves them costs but idk shit about servers
minus-squarecommunism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 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-up2·4 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.