16th November 2005, 7:55 AM
Well, seeding allows others to get it faster. Thus, your impatience will result in many future downloads of that file to share your frustration. I hope you realize you've made the world a worse place to live :D.
With many seeders, a bittorrent download can go incredibly fast. I downloaded an hour-long epiode of CSI yesterday, I'll use it as an example. I started the download before I went to work and it was done by the time I got home 8 hours later. Now, I had found this through a popular bittorrent tracking site, so it had many seeders, and thus it went quickly. Yeah, with only one or two seeders (or treacherous leechers, who simply take the file and leave ;)) a BT download can crawl. It's not well-suited for all situations, but for some, it's the clear winner.
With many seeders, a bittorrent download can go incredibly fast. I downloaded an hour-long epiode of CSI yesterday, I'll use it as an example. I started the download before I went to work and it was done by the time I got home 8 hours later. Now, I had found this through a popular bittorrent tracking site, so it had many seeders, and thus it went quickly. Yeah, with only one or two seeders (or treacherous leechers, who simply take the file and leave ;)) a BT download can crawl. It's not well-suited for all situations, but for some, it's the clear winner.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.