[nylug-talk] Audio & Video of last night's Python Workshop and the General Meeting about Linux Audio with Sunny Dubey

[Larry Dukhovny]

Kevin Mark wrote:
> one question as I've only used the torrent thing on very rare
> occassions: 
> 
> If you just get a torrent at an odd hour when no one else is
> online, you are not 'seeding'. 

As long as you have a completed copy and your client is still open, you
are considered a seeder, even if nobody is currently downloading.

> If you are downloading a torrent and someone else joins, that means that
> one of you will be a 'seed'. 

Downloaders who haven't obtained a full copy yet are not seeders, but
can already upload portions of the torrent that they have already
downloaded.

> And if multiple people get a torrent, then there can be multiple
> 'seeds'. 

Anybody who has a 100% completed copy of the torrent and is uploading is
considered a seeder. A seeder can 'seed' for as long as they wish and
can seed at anytime.

-Viza