On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:03:47 -0700
Konstantin Svist <fry.kun(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I'd prefer a system based on existing proven technology, e.g.
bittorrent. It already does all this and more -- and works great for
high loads, e.g. when a new version comes out.
It doesn't matter where the packages are downloaded from, as long as
they're signed (which is already the case). Some users may take issue
with using their upload bandwidth or downloading from other users --
so upload-while-downloading and download-from-peers should probably be
disabled by default, but it can be an option for the more adventurous.
The biggest difference from BT is that the list of files to be
downloaded is different for each user, and also that new files are
being added all the time.
Seems like this idea has potential.
What are the problems? Besides ISPs purposely slowing torrent traffic.
Security? Complexity for users? Confusion when new files become
available while old ones are downloading (as you mention)?