[Novalug] Is Cox blocking bittorrent?

JRR energy.wwind@cox.net
Tue Feb 3 12:43:50 EST 2009


JRR wrote;

    I am a SuSE fan and I just waited until Linux Format magazine had 
the SuSE issue, bought
    3 copies of the DVD included version and I'm happy as a CLAM :-)

    Now I can compare files to make nothing has been altered without my 
knowing about it.....


Maxwell Spangler wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 11:02 -0500, Theodore Ruegsegger wrote:
>   
>> Eric wrote:
>>     
>>> I've always been perplexed by why people need to download a whole DVD
>>> and burn it to disk in order to install. Do non-Debian based distros not
>>>       
>
>   
>> I'm perplexed and disappointed that I even need a CD for most distros.
>> Since most of us are going to upgrade from the network repositories
>> anyway, why install a ton of stuff you'll be replacing within the
>> hour? And why download all that stuff you're not going to install in
>> the first place?
>>     
>
> I think you Debian folks were 'raised' with some clever technology and
> find it hard to understand why the rest of the world isn't using the
> same since it makes so much sense to you.
>
> But lets remember that much of the world doesn't have the skills of a
> typical Debian user and may not have the speed, reliability or access
> time on the kind of network connections offered to a typical Debian
> user.
>
> I like having the opportunity to give someone a DVD of Fedora and
> letting them install it on their farm, mountain cabin, boat, etc.  They
> can do a complete install and while they can't get patches and upgrades
> they can start working with and exploring Linux without feeling left
> out.
>
> I have a DSL at home that goes up and down quite often.  That's another
> opportunity where I'm happy to have everything I need already
> downloaded.
>
> But with that said, I think Fedora 10 is doing more of the minimal
> +download route and I'm eager to try it.
>
>   
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