Sorry I forgot to add: too slow while loading OpenOffice. Once OPenOffice is loaded it is OK. But if you don't have so much memory and must exit OpenOffice and reload it for the next use, OOffice 1.1 is very very slow to load at least in comparison with Windows Office. Windows version of OpenOffice is also much slower on Windows itself. As far as I know this is the reason why some parts of OpenOffice are now loaded at boot time on Windows (and you need RAM).
Thanks a lot the I did not take the "Nat Error" of Azureus enough into account because BitTorrent was working, but at 10 to 20k/s. I moved back to shorewall and opened ports 6881 to 6889 and reached 150k and it was finished in 2 hours and half (for the 2 and half CDs).
Yes, if you can't wait for the anonymous download you have to pay for a membership.
No, the some weeks delay is only for commercial reasons. As the download process is through bittorrent, everyone members and non-members would benefit of a larger market of downloaders-uploaders.
I can download a full ISO CD in 20 minutes on an FTP site. With bittorrent I can only download currently in one and half day even if I use Azureus instead of the original btdownloadcurses.py which would last many days.
It was your first experience with Linux. Current stage of Linux makes me think that everyone should have a look at Linux by testing it before adopting it (installing it on an harddrive).
The best way and harmful way is to download a so called Live CD, like Knoppix 3.3 or PCLinuxOS. Then you can boot on the CD even if your PC is under Windows XP or 98SE because it uses your RAM to create a big enough ram disk to install a quite complete version of Linux. You can unplug your machine at any time because your hard disk is not touched. If your PC is on network you can google after a few minutes, type smb:/// in your browser to access your windows network and test your.doc or.xls or.ppt files on your Windows PC. You can also use gaim to setup your msn messenger...
Then you have to choose a Linux distribution if you like Linux. But Openoffice is too slow on 500Mhz and you need at least 1.Ghz.
I currently use Mdk on my new Sony Z1 laptop and most of things are working. I still use Win4lin for my old licensed Windows softwares and even keep a dual boot, but I don't use them very often now.
At 2:46 am (GMT), after 8 hours the download of the 3 CD (2.045 Gb) is finished, but the upload is still working: Estimated time left: Download succeeded! Download rate: Downloaded: 2045.0 M Upload rate: 28KiB/s Uploaded: 633.2 M
In conclusion I downloaded three times more than I uploaded. Ethically when should I stop others to upload? Never? I have other uploads to share on my web server. I will stop when the uploaded will be equal to the downloaded. Cheers!
At 2:04 am i.e after 7 hours 15 minutes the situation is Estimated time left: 59 minutes 51 sec Download rate: 85 KiB/s Downloaded: 1819 M Upload rate: 20 KiB/s Uploaded: 582 M
At 8:46pm (GMT) that is 2 hours later after my first post here is the situation: Estimated time left: 23 hours 21 minutes Download Rate: 49 KiB/s Downloaded: 235.2 M Upload rate: 17 Kib/s Uploaded: 199.9 M
So the Reproduction rate turned under 1 recently and is now 235/200. Also the Download rate is now higher than the Upload rate which seems to be constant. I still don't understand all but gained 23 hours (46-23) in 2 hours time, probably because of the growing number of downloaders.
I am currently downloading Mandrake 9.2 as a Club Member (6pm45 GMT). It displays Estimated time left: 46 hours 10min Download rate: 8 KiB/s Downloaded: 39.4 M Upload rate: 18 KiB/s Uploaded: 61.6 M
If the ratio 61/39 is higher than one does it mean that the number of downloaders is increasing or is this ratio linked to differential speed between downloaders.
Also the upload rate is higher than the download rate. What does it mean?
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Sorry I forgot to add: too slow while loading OpenOffice. Once OPenOffice is loaded it is OK. But if you don't have so much memory and must exit OpenOffice and reload it for the next use, OOffice 1.1 is very very slow to load at least in comparison with Windows Office. Windows version of OpenOffice is also much slower on Windows itself. As far as I know this is the reason why some parts of OpenOffice are now loaded at boot time on Windows (and you need RAM).
Thanks a lot the I did not take the "Nat Error" of Azureus enough into account because BitTorrent was working, but at 10 to 20k/s. I moved back to shorewall and opened ports 6881 to 6889 and reached 150k and it was finished in 2 hours and half (for the 2 and half CDs).
Yes, if you can't wait for the anonymous download you have to pay for a membership. No, the some weeks delay is only for commercial reasons. As the download process is through bittorrent, everyone members and non-members would benefit of a larger market of downloaders-uploaders. I can download a full ISO CD in 20 minutes on an FTP site. With bittorrent I can only download currently in one and half day even if I use Azureus instead of the original btdownloadcurses.py which would last many days.
It was your first experience with Linux. Current stage of Linux makes me think that everyone should have a look at Linux by testing it before adopting it (installing it on an harddrive). The best way and harmful way is to download a so called Live CD, like Knoppix 3.3 or PCLinuxOS. Then you can boot on the CD even if your PC is under Windows XP or 98SE because it uses your RAM to create a big enough ram disk to install a quite complete version of Linux. You can unplug your machine at any time because your hard disk is not touched. If your PC is on network you can google after a few minutes, type smb:/// in your browser to access your windows network and test your .doc or .xls or .ppt files on your Windows PC. You can also use gaim to setup your msn messenger...
Then you have to choose a Linux distribution if you like Linux. But Openoffice is too slow on 500Mhz and you need at least 1.Ghz.
I currently use Mdk on my new Sony Z1 laptop and most of things are working. I still use Win4lin for my old licensed Windows softwares and even keep a dual boot, but I don't use them very often now.
At 2:46 am (GMT), after 8 hours the download of the 3 CD (2.045 Gb) is finished, but the upload is still working:
Estimated time left: Download succeeded!
Download rate: Downloaded: 2045.0 M
Upload rate: 28KiB/s Uploaded: 633.2 M
In conclusion I downloaded three times more than I uploaded. Ethically when should I stop others to upload? Never? I have other uploads to share on my web server. I will stop when the uploaded will be equal to the downloaded.
Cheers!
At 2:04 am i.e after 7 hours 15 minutes the situation is
Estimated time left: 59 minutes 51 sec
Download rate: 85 KiB/s Downloaded: 1819 M
Upload rate: 20 KiB/s Uploaded: 582 M
So it we be finished in 1 hour...
At 8:46pm (GMT) that is 2 hours later after my first post here is the situation:
Estimated time left: 23 hours 21 minutes
Download Rate: 49 KiB/s Downloaded: 235.2 M
Upload rate: 17 Kib/s Uploaded: 199.9 M
So the Reproduction rate turned under 1 recently and is now 235/200. Also the Download rate is now higher than the Upload rate which seems to be constant.
I still don't understand all but gained 23 hours (46-23) in 2 hours time, probably because of the growing number of downloaders.
I am currently downloading Mandrake 9.2 as a Club Member (6pm45 GMT). It displays
Estimated time left: 46 hours 10min
Download rate: 8 KiB/s Downloaded: 39.4 M
Upload rate: 18 KiB/s Uploaded: 61.6 M
If the ratio 61/39 is higher than one does it mean that the number of downloaders is increasing or is this ratio linked to differential speed between downloaders.
Also the upload rate is higher than the download rate. What does it mean?