BitTorrent doesn't favour leechers, quite the opposite. The more sharing, the better the better the result. It sounds like you were encountering a problem that is related more to the nature of some types of broadband internet connections than an inherent problem with BitTorrent. Home broadband connections are designed to download, not to upload, so when the upload is saturated, it usually brings the download to a standstill. I'm not sure why this is, but someone more knowledgeable than I can explain how this relates to the asynchronous nature of home broadband connections. Throttle your upstream, you'll find things work much better.
FreeBSD makes sense
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Why FreeBSD
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The first time I installed FreeBSD, I looked at the screen and kind of went "What do I do now?". After a bit of digging, my impression was that of a system that had all the kinks worked out of it. After trying many Linux distros, FreeBSD made more sense.
If I install software, it's going to be in/usr/local, if I upgrade the system, cvsup is simple, the ports tree makes keeping software up to date a breeze, I'm not going to have to hunt for a distro specific rpm or a wierd library just to get something to work. The amount of software available for FreeBSD is astounding, chances are, if a project is in development, it's already in the ports tree.
I've used FreeBSD for about 6 years and I really don't see myself using Linux anymore. The community is very supportive, intelligent and open minded, I always seem to get things done with FreeBSD, I haven't found a problem I couldn't solve within a few hours, it just works, and works well. Try it, you might find that it works as well for you.
Incestuous or not?
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Debian NetBSD
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BitTorrent doesn't favour leechers, quite the opposite. The more sharing, the better the better the result. It sounds like you were encountering a problem that is related more to the nature of some types of broadband internet connections than an inherent problem with BitTorrent. Home broadband connections are designed to download, not to upload, so when the upload is saturated, it usually brings the download to a standstill. I'm not sure why this is, but someone more knowledgeable than I can explain how this relates to the asynchronous nature of home broadband connections. Throttle your upstream, you'll find things work much better.
The first time I installed FreeBSD, I looked at the screen and kind of went "What do I do now?". After a bit of digging, my impression was that of a system that had all the kinks worked out of it. After trying many Linux distros, FreeBSD made more sense.
/usr/local, if I upgrade the system, cvsup is simple, the ports tree makes keeping software up to date a breeze, I'm not going to have to hunt for a distro specific rpm or a wierd library just to get something to work. The amount of software available for FreeBSD is astounding, chances are, if a project is in development, it's already in the ports tree.
If I install software, it's going to be in
I've used FreeBSD for about 6 years and I really don't see myself using Linux anymore. The community is very supportive, intelligent and open minded, I always seem to get things done with FreeBSD, I haven't found a problem I couldn't solve within a few hours, it just works, and works well. Try it, you might find that it works as well for you.
Feels right, but is it really wrong?
Absolutely brilliant! That is all.