BitTorrent not slow, but users are clueless

[Gordon Messmer]

Christofer C. Bell wrote:
> 
> When many download from few, performance will suffer.  Bittorrent is
> "many from many" but only after material has "been in circulation" for
> awhile.  I'm pretty convinced that folks complaining about BT
> performance in the few hours after FC5 release are simply drawing
> attention to their own ignorance.

That's possible, but given the volume of complaints, it's probably worth 
trying to find out if there really is a problem of some type.  Sadly, 
not many people seem able to offer good diagnostic advice, beyond "make 
sure people can connect to you".

One of my friends noted that his BT client said there was only one seed 
in the network, almost half a day after the official release.  I only 
use btclientheadless, so I don't get any of that information.  If his 
client isn't bonkers, it's possible that the tracker's having a problem, 
and creating client networks that are too small.