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zozbot234yesterday at 4:08 PM2 repliesview on HN

It's a sensible option, even when not everyone can really use it. Linux distros are routinely transfered via torrent, so why not other massive, open-licensed data?


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freedombenyesterday at 4:16 PM

Oh as an option, yeah I agree it makes a ton of sense. I just would expect a very, very small percentage of people to use the torrent over the direct download. With Linux distros, the vast majority of downloads still come from standard web servers. When I download distro images I opt for torrents, but very few people do the same

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thot_experimentyesterday at 10:30 PM

I have terabytes of linux isos I got via torrents, many such cases!