downloading prerelease, have silly questions while waiting...

[Tim Lauridsen]

Tom Horsley wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:43:24 -0400 (EDT)
> "Kwan Lowe" <kwan at digitalhermit.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> # Seed : A seed is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers
>> it for upload. The more seeds there are, the better the chances are for completion
>> of the file.
>> # Leech : A leech is a peer that does not have a complete copy of the torrent yet.
>>     
>
> I know what seeders and leechers are, what I don't know is why it
> prints two different numbers for each one and what they mean :-).
>
> To me it seems like reading an inventory list at a hardware store and
> finding an entry that says
>
> Hammers: 12(47)
>
> Do we have 12 hammers or do we have 47 hammers? What the heck is the gui
> trying to tell me here?
>
>   
12 is the number you are connected to, 47 is the number availible in the 
swarm.

Tim


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