Find Linux Torrents Quickly

torrentnerd writes "If you're on the hunt for Linux ISO Torrents you might want to check out the long list of recently released distro torrents over at LinuxISOtorrent.com. They've got frequently updated torrents from A (Arch) to Z (Zen). The site only does one thing, but does it well - helps you get the latest Linux distros downloaded via BitTorrent, quickly."

Comments

Why can't it automatically remove?

[Eunuch]

I see a link to report dead torrents. Why not automatically check for dead links occasionally?

I suppose they can be given some leniency, but if it's down for a whole week, it shouldn't require human intervention to drop from the page.

torrents come and go

[downsize]

I have over 20GB of linux distros/kernels in my online file storage. I have hit many of the torrents over the past couple months stocking up. I can't stand trying to find a mirror that is fast enough, so storing them, as I do, works out perfectly.

this article's http://www.linuxisotorrent.com/ site will be sweet to find some of the stuff I've been having trouble locating (I hope). so far it looks very cool

Damned Pirates

[nurb432]

Only pirates trading in 'copyright infringing materials' use bittorrent.

Thats what my friends at the *aa's told my child in school last week anyway... And something about a 'reward program' of some sort.

Microsoft Windows...

[nurb432]

Isn't allowed in my house, so he already knows there are alternatives.

Well, actually i take that back, i do have an original unopened box of 'microsoft windows environment 1.0' on the shelf with my other retro software collection.. But that is different ..

Re:Kudos to the Slashdot editors...

[giacomo-b]

the site is not exploiting hijacking /. power for his own gain...

i can't find even a small banner on their home page...

they are just offering an useful service to the community... sure those thing aren't hard to find but i would have to browse the distro home page following 3-4 links and wasting, let's say, a minute...

now i can download a distro torrent with just a click!

No Bloat - FreeBSD

[nurb432]

It will also be happier with the 64mb you have...

Most any current mainstream linux distro will choke on you. Which is sad.

FreeBSD is a lot less resource hungry, and you will be happier with its performance, and manageability.

Oh, wait, i didnt support 'linux', i guess that means ill get modded down. oh well..

Leeching from The Linux Mirror Project

[phoebe]

None of the torrent files are actually hosted on linuxisotorrent.com, and more importantly most are from "The Linux Mirror Project" which performs exactly the same purpose - torrents for Linux distributions.

A concern is that there is no credit to "The Linux Mirror Project" for any of their work in providing the torrents, its only a couple of static files on a webserver and a revenue stream from the google adverts on the side.

Obvious question...

[Cheerio Boy]

What happens to this site when people start hiding complete movies in 5gig "ISO" torrents.

For instance a complete install of SUSE in DVD form is several gig in size. What's to stop someone from hiding a movie renamed as that?

Re:Obvious question...

[Danger Stevens]

What happens is people who waited three days for a Suse disc go hunt down the loser who kept them from getting the sweetest Linux distro around. Most of these folks are people who'd much play around on a new OS than watch Gigli.