RadASM installer

[Shantanu Gadgil]

Hi,
I have made an installer for RadASM and a torrent of the same.

Do check if it works (the torrent, that is  :bg).

Also, feedback and suggestions about the installer are welcome!  :bg

(Please note: If my machine restarts (not likely very soon) the torrent _WILL_ be effectively dead, as the IP of my machine would change. (This is what the "making a torrent" guide said, atleast!  :P :P )

Cheers and Merry Christmas,
Shantanu Gadgil

[PBrennick]

Can you give me a hint? There is a file in the zip, but what to do with it? It is probable that I need something to make it work.

Thanks in advance.
Paul

[Shantanu Gadgil]

Yes,
The zip file contains a "torrent" file, kinda a metadata file. To actually download anything using bittorrent (the name of the protocol) one would need a "bit-torrent client" (I would suggest uTorrent http://www.utorrent.com Its extreeeeeeeeeeemly efficient)

You plop the .torrent file in the bit-torrent client and then the actual downloading will start. There could be issues if one is behind a router, a firewall, etc.

Useful links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
The FAQ and the Guides sections at http://www.utorrent.com/

Cheers,
Shantanu

[Ehtyar]

BitTorrent is mostly used for trading warez nowa-days, though as Shantanu said, it is an extremely efficient p2p protocol. I would recommend it for anyone wanting to mass distribute something of significant size. For those of you who prefer java-based technology, i would recomend Azureus, which is free and open source, though i use uTorrent myself. The protocol itself also supports encryption (RC4 to be precise, Paul :)) which can prevent bandwith shaping by ba**ard ISPs.

Ehtyar.

[Shantanu Gadgil]

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Hi all,
Anyone downloaded the installer? Tried it? Any feedback?

If the torrent which I had uploaded earlier is not working, you could also get it from mininova.org
http://www.mininova.org/tor/526198

Same procedure as before; "start" the torrent file with your bit-torrent client and it should give you a file "radasm_v2210.zip"

Regards,
Shantanu

[ramguru]

Hi, Shantanu
It took me 10 times usual RadAsm download time (no wonder you were the only seeder  :lol ). I guess torrent system is dedicated only for those files that are complicate to fit into small web storage place (also pirated stuff)... However, installer is far better idea (works OK).

[Shantanu Gadgil]

Updated installer to RadASM v2.2.1.1

Get it at: http://www.mininova.org/tor/601566

Note: Same as before, if my machine restarts, its IP changes and the torrent is effectively dead.
By tomorrow, if the machine has restarted, I will set it for reseeding properly again.

Cheers,
Shantanu