[SAC] Re: [OSGeo] #458: revive geo-torrents?

[OSGeo]

#458: revive geo-torrents?
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  Reporter:  hamish  |       Owner:  sac at lists.osgeo.org       
      Type:  task    |      Status:  new                       
  Priority:  normal  |   Component:  SAC                       
Resolution:          |    Keywords:  geodata, livedvd, torrents
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Comment (by wildintellect):

 The bandwidth cap is to prevent the torrents from making the server
 unusable. Torrents have been know to essentially prevent ssh, and take up
 all the system resources if you let them. Seems reasonable to also ensure
 that other downloads from the server continue as is.

 The web GUI as I understand it will let you see the health, seeders,
 leachers and speed of the torrents much in the way most torrent GUIs on
 the desktop do. I would say firewall the port it's on and require it to be
 fowarded over ssh if you want to see it. Might be easier to use than the
 cli for reviewing status...not sure though since I haven't used either.

 I'm not concerned about legal issues, OSGeo does not host or seed anything
 of questionable nature.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/458#comment:3>
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