[colug-432] DropBox, iDrive, Google Drive, Amazon, ... cloud storage

[Scott Merrill]

Not a direct response to your query, but you might want to look at
ownCloud. It's a self-hosted Dropxbox workalike that offers some neat
features.

On Jun 8, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Rick Troth <rmt at casita.net> wrote:

> I have been using Googoo Services for a while.  Long story.  So when
> it comes to "cloud sorage", my first choice is Googoo Drive simply
> because of logistical proximity.  (Or, I'm just lazy.)
>
> But ... since the Googoo guys are dragging their feet and delaying
> their Drive, I am curious what else is out there?
>
> Part of this is to keep peace at home.  Try as I might (eg: with
> SAMBA), I cannot convince all family members to use the file servers I
> have assembled.  (Kids these days ... they just figure it out on their
> own.)  So "we" have at least one DropBox account.  That's fine.  I can
> add DropBox to Linux (even if it is Nautilus-centric.  meh)  And for a
> large portion of the content, security/privacy is not the highest
> priority.  I am looking for a way to map a drive (to Windows) and
> mount the same thing on Linux.
>
> So ... what do y'all use?  What do you like?  What do you hate?
> SPECIFICALLY, what "cloud storage" solutions do you like that work
> with Linux?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -- R;   <><
> '::1, sweet ::1'
>
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