Re: [libreoffice-marketing] torrentfile for American DVD ISO

On 03/10/2011 09:50 AM, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote:
> Hi webmaster for Kracked Press Productions, *,
>
> webmaster for Kracked Press Productions schrieb:
>
> > Got any ideas on how to share a 4.2 GB ISO file without a central
> > hosting/FTP server? We have heard about Torrent, but the more options
> > the better.  Actually, I would love to share the snapshot DVD of our
> > project with other members of the team, since there is more on the DVD
> > than what is referred to by the HTML pages.
> Can You send me a torrent file of that ISO? Then I will add it to the
> tdf tracker and grab it from your machine if provided there by a torrent
> client. Be aware it needs as long as uploading ftp but will make it
> available for as many machines as you like without killing a single
> server.
>
>
>
> Gruß/regards

Yes I would, but
[1] my account will not handle a 4 GB file,
[2] I cannot upload it to me domain server since it is over 1 GB in size.

When we have "locked" the DVD, after the editing out all the grammar 
errors and typos we can find, we were hoping to have the ISO on the 
TDF/LibreOffice/LibreOffice-Box server[s].

The maximum upload speed for my Cable-Modem broadband service is 120 
KB/sec, so it will take about 8 to 10 hours uploading it via FTP.  That 
is how I found out my hosting account would not allow such large files, 
I uploaded it to the server via FileZilla and the file was given a zero 
size.  Then the support person told me that hosting an ISO file makes my 
account a repository which is not allowed.

I never dealt with torrent, so if I need to use that to upload it from 
my computer, I do not know how to do it.  I would prefer to upload it 
directly to a folder via FTP.

So whatever way I can, from my desktop, upload the 4.1 GB ISO file to 
"your" server/computer, I will give it a try soon.  Hopefully I/we will 
be done with the editing soon.  Also, have you looked into Lulu.com for 
"selling" professional printed print-on-demand versions of the 
distribution DVDs?  DVD, Case, Insert.  The print-on-demand service 
stops the need to order a large number of "units" to sell from a web 
site or hand out at an event.  You can order 1, 2, 5, 10, 50 or more.  
The discounted prices start at 5 units.  I know a few authors/publishers 
that use this type of service for books, calendars, and CDs.

by-the-way
I signed up with an account for wiki, so I can edit the 
"http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Americas_LibreOffice_DVD"; 
page.  I never did that either.  It was suggested that I keep a list of 
the files on the DVD there.  Actually it would be a link to the PDF 
file.  Would you want/need the updated file list [folder tree] for the 
DVD?  Actually the DVD is about 4.06 GB with 321.7 MB left on the disc 
for more files.  I may have to remove a few content items to fit the 
needed files for the Español and Française HTML pages and content that 
is only in those languages.  The whole idea of this version is to give 
as much content to the user as possible, besides the LibreOffice install 
files, plus the language/help packs for several languages.

Does the TDF have any contacts in Israel?  I was talking to a lady a few 
years ago.  She came back from there to deal with a very ill parent.  I 
told her about OpenOffice.org and its support for Hebrew.  She commented 
that MS office did not "care" to support Hebrew and she wrote her papers 
in both English and Hebrew, so see needed a word processor [for 
visitor's/tourist relations documents] to be able to do both. Since 
LibreOffice supports so many languages, I wonder how big the market 
would be for LibreOffice in Israel?  I added Hebrew language/help packs 
to the N.A. Community DVD since there are many "Temples" in my area and 
there may be more Hebrew speaking people in the USA than Israel.  I was 
told that was the case about 10 years ago on a TV science program.


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