Re: OEMs, software distribution, P2P (was Xandros --...)

[Robert Citek <rwcitek@alum.calberkeley.org>]

On Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at 02:52  AM, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> But _be_careful_ when you put Freedomware and P2P in the same breathe.
> Right now companies like SCO are trying to get US legislators to not
> differentiate between common Freedomware (ultimate respect for IP) and
> common P2P (often seen as anti-IP).

I agree.  There is nothing inherently anti-IP with P2P.  It's like 
freedom of speech or any empowering technology.

>> So, do you have P2P software on your machine?  Are you helping to
>> distribute OpenSource Software?  Are you willing to show others how to
>> install and use it?
>
> I cut CDs/DVDs of Linux and Freedomware for Windows.

Ditto here.

BTW, the "you" in those questions wasn't meant to single you out, 
Bryan.  But rather was mean for everyone on this list.

> But I don't want
> to bog down my Internet connection at this time.  But I may reconsider.
>
> Hopefully there will be installers that take advantage of P2P soon.

Torrents are becoming more and more common, especially for large files 
like ISOs.  For example, RH Fedora Core:
   http://torrent.dulug.duke.edu/

Two points about BitTorrent:
  - if you leave your torrent running, you become an upload site for 
later downloaders
  - some BT clients allow you to tweak just how much bandwidth you are 
willing to allocate for uploading

Regards,
- Robert


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