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authorGrissiom <chaos.proton@gmail.com>2010-05-13 01:00:29 +0200
committerErik Hanson <erik@slackbuilds.org>2010-05-13 01:00:29 +0200
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+zsync is a file transfer program. It allows you to download a file from a
+remote server, where you have a copy of an older version of the file on your
+computer already. zsync downloads only the new parts of the file. It uses the
+same algorithm as rsync. However, where rsync is designed for synchronising
+data from one computer to another within an organisation, zsync is designed for
+file distribution, with one file on a server to be distributed to thousands of
+downloaders. zsync requires no special server software — just a web server to
+host the files — and imposes no extra load on the server, making it ideal for
+large scale file distribution.
+
+zsync is open source, distributed under version 2 of the Artistic License.
+Feedback, bugs reports and patches are welcome