I was why Knoppix isn't a torrent download yet at http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/


A good torrent program will:
  • Decide which minor(s) are the best choice for the user in seconds.
  • Validate each and every 256K? chunk of the ISO 9660(the CD image) as it comes in.
  • It decentralizes the load to allow for fault tolerance and shifting the load as one minor becomes sluggish.
  • I don't know about the rest of you, but Azureus didn't 5-min. to make a torrent file for a 800Mb file. I was testing the stability of a 16 PC "LAN" I'd build for my CNNP class. I installed Azureus and Java on each PC, and out of the box it shared the file across network without flinching. I Don't remeber if it was 3 routers and a switch or four routers. Either way it was that plus other misc. equipment.
  • It also allow those downloading to send out a few packets to help other's out when the connection has the spare bandwidth.