[Discuss] UbuntuOne alternatives

[brendan]

if you have a server somewhere, you can run ownCloud (www.owncloud.org) 
on it. it behaves like dropbox, has a bunch of other modules, and has 
mobile clients.

On 14-04-07 07:13 PM, pw wrote:
> Google docs works nicely too.
>
> You get a file share and as long as you have access to docs.google.com
> you're good to go.
>
> I just finished a collaborative project using google docs as the shared
> file repository for a group of people around the country. It's very
> consistent and people can do simultaneous edits of shared files.
>
> I used my own ssh services for moving things around on my own computer.
>
> I had used Ubuntu One but most people over 30 can't seem to get over
> the whole MS Windows thing no matter how much it repeatedly burns them.
> Even though Ubuntu One had a windows client, "It isn't DropBox".
>
> Why do people stop learning after college...(?) Ah, well.
>
> Peter
>
> On 14-04-07 06:51 PM, Murray Strome wrote:
>> On 14-04-07 05:28 PM, pw wrote:
>>> Most people use cloud shares because they want to have access
>>> to shared files over many locations.
>>>
>>> They don't need to use a cloud to do this though if they
>>> have a small home file server and continuous network connection.
>>> Just use ssh and scp and friends, or even an apache instance
>>> with a CMS for a front page.
>>>
>>> It's usually the lack of a home base, and/or the perception
>>> of how easy it would be to set up and maintain.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>> Yes, that is exactly why I use the cloud. When I am away from home,
>> power is off on all of my computer and TV equipment. I want to have
>> access to my important files when that is the situation.
>>
>> Murray
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