Comment by pmg1991 11 hours ago Hoping no issues on Huggingface due to download rush. 5 comments pmg1991 Reply someguyornotidk 10 hours ago For huge models like these, the only reasonable way to host them is via torrents. I don't understand why hf doesn't offer this as an option.Linux distributions got this right: Offer both HTTP and Torrents. Let the user decide. kingstnap 7 hours ago I believe they don't do torrents because it gives them a lot more control.Like they can takedown or update downloads and they can prevent someone from trivially bypassing the license agreements you need to accept for some models. pmdr 7 hours ago > Let the user decide.Perhaps that's exactly what they're trying to avoid, giving the user any form of control and having them depend on HF. jimmaswell 2 hours ago I've had a steady 2 gigabits (my maxxed out ISP bandwidth) since I started the download at launch. Havoc 7 hours ago It’s going to get very little downloads just by virtue of size. Very few shops will be able to directly use it
someguyornotidk 10 hours ago For huge models like these, the only reasonable way to host them is via torrents. I don't understand why hf doesn't offer this as an option.Linux distributions got this right: Offer both HTTP and Torrents. Let the user decide. kingstnap 7 hours ago I believe they don't do torrents because it gives them a lot more control.Like they can takedown or update downloads and they can prevent someone from trivially bypassing the license agreements you need to accept for some models. pmdr 7 hours ago > Let the user decide.Perhaps that's exactly what they're trying to avoid, giving the user any form of control and having them depend on HF.
kingstnap 7 hours ago I believe they don't do torrents because it gives them a lot more control.Like they can takedown or update downloads and they can prevent someone from trivially bypassing the license agreements you need to accept for some models.
pmdr 7 hours ago > Let the user decide.Perhaps that's exactly what they're trying to avoid, giving the user any form of control and having them depend on HF.
jimmaswell 2 hours ago I've had a steady 2 gigabits (my maxxed out ISP bandwidth) since I started the download at launch.
Havoc 7 hours ago It’s going to get very little downloads just by virtue of size. Very few shops will be able to directly use it
For huge models like these, the only reasonable way to host them is via torrents. I don't understand why hf doesn't offer this as an option.
Linux distributions got this right: Offer both HTTP and Torrents. Let the user decide.
I believe they don't do torrents because it gives them a lot more control.
Like they can takedown or update downloads and they can prevent someone from trivially bypassing the license agreements you need to accept for some models.
> Let the user decide.
Perhaps that's exactly what they're trying to avoid, giving the user any form of control and having them depend on HF.
I've had a steady 2 gigabits (my maxxed out ISP bandwidth) since I started the download at launch.
It’s going to get very little downloads just by virtue of size. Very few shops will be able to directly use it