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diff --git a/doc/todo/Bittorrent-like_features.mdwn b/doc/todo/Bittorrent-like_features.mdwn index dbf67b0be..d1645b6f8 100644 --- a/doc/todo/Bittorrent-like_features.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/Bittorrent-like_features.mdwn @@ -1,12 +1,11 @@ There are two different possible ways git-annex could use bittorrent: - 1. by downloading any file from multiple git-annex daemons, using the bittorrent protocol - 2. by downloading specific files using an external bittorrent client - Let's describe those one by one. -The assistant as a bittorrent client -==================================== +[[!toc]] + +Downloading files from multiple git-annex sources simultaneously +================================================================ Having your remotes (optionally!) act like a swarm would be an awesome feature to have because you bring in a lot of new features that optimize storage, bandwidth, and overall traffic usage. This would be made a lot easier if parts of it were implemented in small steps that added a nifty feature. The best part is, each of these could be implemented by themselves, and they're all features that would be really useful. @@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ Another thing, this would be completely trackerless. You just use remote groups This was originally posted [[as a forum post|forum/Wishlist:_Bittorrent-like_transfers]] by [[users/GLITTAH]]. -Using an external bittorrent client -=================================== +Using an external client (addurl torrent support) +================================================= The alternative to this would be to add `addurl` support for bittorrent files. The same way we can now add Youtube videos to a git-annex repository thanks to [[quvi]], we could also simply do: |