Osprey Concept, User, and Administration Guide

2005-07-25

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Abstract

This document covers installation and use of the Osprey content distribution system. Concepts include BitTorrent, metadata, user management, and site administration.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. Copyright and License
1.2. Disclaimer
1.3. Credits / Contributors
1.4. Feedback
2. Osprey Concept Guide
2.1. Osprey in a Nutshell
2.2. Osprey document objects
2.3. BitTorrent
2.4. Web application navigation
3. Osprey User Guide
3.1. User accounts
3.2. Document objects
3.3. Torrents
4. Osprey Administrator Guide
4.1. Basic site design and setup

1. Introduction

Osprey project sites Peer-to-peer enabled content distribution, BitTorrent for large-scale content providers.

1.1. Copyright and License

This document, Osprey Concept, User, and Administration Guide, is copyrighted (c) 2005 by ibiblio. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is available at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

1.2. Disclaimer

No liability for the contents of this document can be accepted. Use the concepts, examples and information at your own risk. There may be errors and inaccuracies, that could be damaging to your system. Proceed with caution, and although this is highly unlikely, the author(s) do not take any responsibility.

All copyrights are held by their by their respective owners, unless specifically noted otherwise. Use of a term in this document should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark. Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen as endorsements.

1.3. Credits / Contributors

This document was created in DocBook format with the help of the Linux Documentation Project's Sample HOWTO template and the LDP Author Guide.

1.4. Feedback

Feedback is welcomed. Send your additions, comments and criticisms to the following email address : .