β² 1538 βΌ Probably a good idea to go see how much storage will be necessary... (slrpnk.net) submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 225 comments fedilink hide all child comments Does lemmy have any communities dedicated to archiving/hoarding data?
[β] drq@mastodon.ml 10 points 10 months ago* (3 children) @Maroon I thought torrent technology to be a godsend for package managers. Why none of them use it? I mean, damn. @AnimalsDream permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] lengau@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago Turns out hosting a bunch of files is very cheap. permalink fedilink source parent [β] stinerman@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago Torrents are often used for installers, but for packages it tends to be more trouble than what it's worth. Is creating a torrent for a 4k library worth it? permalink fedilink source parent [β] mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 point 10 months ago git and the lot are a lot better at this than people realize. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] lengau@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago Turns out hosting a bunch of files is very cheap. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] stinerman@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago Torrents are often used for installers, but for packages it tends to be more trouble than what it's worth. Is creating a torrent for a 4k library worth it? permalink fedilink source parent
[β] mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 point 10 months ago git and the lot are a lot better at this than people realize. permalink fedilink source parent
