Dare I ask the question?

A.J. Bonnema abonnema at xs4all.nl
Fri Oct 29 03:45:13 UTC 2004


Timothy Payne wrote:
> I came into FC2 about 1/2 way through, so had no problem getting the
> ISO's or updates.  For you that have gone through FC1 then FC2, how long
> before the dust settles as I assume the servers will get slammed when
> it's released for at least the first week.  Then there will be a Ooops
> we forgot to do X from Red Hat.  So wait 2 maybe 4 weeks?

Hi Tim,

I think BitTorrent is quite active soon after release date. And because 
it's network based in stead of server based, you could be downloading 
earlier than 2 - 3 weeks after release.

The download just takes a little longer, other than that there is no 
downside. And if you leave your machine open, others will profit too.

Also, I'm not quite sure how the BitTorrent gets started (but it always 
does).

I wait after the download a week or so, for the initial problems to subside.

Guus.
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