[Mageia-dev] Downloading the .iso file: Hopefully BitTorrent not mandated...

[Nex6]

On 12/6/2010 8:39 AM, Daniel Kreuter wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Wolfgang Bornath 
> <molch.b at googlemail.com <mailto:molch.b at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>
>     2010/12/6 Maurice Batey <maurice at bcs.org.uk
>     <mailto:maurice at bcs.org.uk>>:
>     > Mandriva has recently been showing their .iso file downloadable only
>     > via BitTorrent.
>
>     Not true. Including current version it was/is available via BitTorrent
>     AND FTP download from the mirrors.
>
>     > Will Mageia's .iso file be  downloadable by non-BitTorrent protocols
>     > (e.g. FTP)?
>
>     This is one of those very very premature questions and will be
>     discussed/decided when the time comes (which is far away). But without
>     punching on my crystal ball too hard I guess Alpha versions will come
>     as ftp downloads while I'd say distributiing the final with torrents
>     and ftp would be a good idea - takes the load off the servers.
>
>     --
>     wobo
>
>
> I was downloading the latest version of Mandriva via ftp so it is 
> still available as wobo mentioned above.
>
> -- 
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen
>
> Greetings
>
> Daniel Kreuter
>
>
>

link:  http://www2.mandriva.com/downloads/free/

direct downloads are available....


-Nex6
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