On 01/19/2011 05:59 AM, Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2011-01-18 at 18:01 +0000, g wrote: >> torrent download, which is self checking. > > Only against changes to the content of the file being downloaded (that > what> you started to download, is the same as what the uploader provided). > > You need to *separately* check the file against another source, to be sure > that you've downloaded a copy of the original, not something that's been > tampered with. thank you for clarification. my misunderstanding was from what i had read on this list in past year or so. > I don't download ISOs and install very often. i have had that same good fortune. up to now anyway, with upgrading from fc8 thru to f12. i missed updating f12 and eol hit before i could update. i decided to skip f13 and when i looked for f14 and checksum files, they were no where to be found. tho i am sure they are around somewhere. > So every time I do this, I have to look up instructions, and hunt around > for them and the right checksum file. it would be nice if fedora site was setup so that everything, releases, iso files, software packages, new and archives, where accessible via a better, single, ftp layout. but then, it is difficult to *prettify* an ftp page, so why should they spend the time. "http://archive.fedoraproject.org/pub/"; is pretty much 'straight forward'. so why can same not be done for *new*? even better, set up an "ftp://fedoraproject.org/pub/"; > I agree with the original poster that, from time to time, the website > does suck. from wrong end too. > I've seen the website being well written, then later changes have made it > hideous to use. It keeps on changing. The website authors seem more > interested in how it looks, rather than what it says. i agree 100%. changes to site pages are worse than kde changes. :) they do not understand that there is no "for" in "kiss". -- peace out. tc.hago, g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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