InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat else should I help seed?lemmy.world5734715
332What else should I help seed?lemmy.worldInternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago57
Just a small way to help people get their FOSS. What are some other projects that have torrents that would be good to seed?
Show Contentcommunism@lemmy.ml14·1 year 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
Show ContentInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldOP7·1 year agoI think it saves them costs but idk shit about servers
Show Contentcommunism@lemmy.ml6·1 year agoCan be faster than downloading from a centralised server that everyone is trying to download from. But mostly just habit.
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.