Ubuntu QA:

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Idea #7792: Use BitTorrent as primary protocol for apt-get

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The following duplicates have been proposed:

Accepted

Idea #2869: APT-GET with Torrent specifications

Accepted

Idea #7676: easy peer-to-peer and internal networking for updates

Accepted

Idea #8134: Download all software from repos via torrents by default for most people

Accepted

Idea #8185: enable repository downloading via bittorrent

Accepted

Idea #8536: Decentralized (p2p?) Repositories

Accepted

Idea #9666: Integrate BT Protocol into Update Manager to help smooth point release upgrades

Accepted

Idea #11879: Use apt-torrent to distribute updates and dist-upgrades

Accepted

Idea #16102: make apt like P2P

Refused

Idea #8: Bittorrent for apt

Refused

Idea #7081: download software packages using Jigdo or bittorrent

Refused

Idea #7390: Encourage users to use BitTorrent to download the Ubuntu release.

Refused

Idea #7649: Better Canonical Servers to handle massive downlads

Refused

Idea #7725: Downloads are Slow for Upgrades!Allow the option to use the BitTorrent prococol!

Refused

Idea #7788: Use bittorrent to download upgrades

Refused

Idea #8109: Distribuited apt system

Refused

Idea #11070: A distributed repository system