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

[Rick Troth]

Yeah ... I meant w/r/t the Linux version in particular.

Thanks for the feedback.  I think Russ mentioned SpiderOak to me some
months back, but I had forgotten.

I also notice that these are mostly sync and/or backup.  I wonder if
anyone has a true filesystem (kind of like a grand AFS or some such).

-- R; <><


On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Rob Funk <rfunk at funknet.net> wrote:
> On Friday, June 08, 2012 02:27:04 PM Rick Troth 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?
>
> Dragging their feet? You mean with Drive in general, or with Drive support
> for Linux. Because Drive itself it there now. It just doesn't directly
> support Linux yet. (Unless you count Android.)
>
> Though as I recall, the Google Drive terms of service are a little more
> annoying than their competitors, so beware.
> http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2972228/cloud-storage-terms-of-service-
> comparison-avoid-google-drive
>
>> 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?
>
> I use Dropbox, and I'm happy with it. My wife and I each have our own
> accounts, and we have a shared folder between us. I have it set up on Linux
> and Mac, and I have the Android app on my phone. It seems like more and more
> third parties are adding support for Dropbox; not only did my new HTC phone
> come with 23GB of Dropbox space, but I just got an email from O'Reilly
> offering to sync the ebooks I buy there with my Dropbox account. (That seems
> to be a limited rollout experiment for now.) And various Android apps offer
> Dropbox support.
>
> I sort-of use the Amazon Cloud Drive, but really only for music I buy, which
> I just automatically download to my phone (then copy to my computer from
> there).
>
>
> Here's a good article comparing many of the options:
> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/04/cloud-storage-a-pricing-and-feature-
> guide-for-consumers/
> Also:
> http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2954960/google-drive-dropbox-skydrive-
> sugarsync-cloud-storage-competition
>
> SpiderOak seems to be the main alternative to Dropbox if you want Linux
> support. And they are supposed to be really good about security.
>
> Then again, you may prefer to set up your own solution, using your own cloud
> server.
>
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