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Always relevant: How long since Google said a Google Drive Linux client is coming? https://abevoelker.github.io/how-long-since-google-said-a-google-drive-linux

Always relevant: How long since Google said a Google Drive Linux client is coming? https://abevoelker.github.io/how-long-since-google-said-a-google-drive-linux-client-is-coming/ https://abevoelker.github.io/how-long-since-google-said-a-go...

xenobioticants 10y ago
In case people are looking for a Google Drive client that feels pretty well put together, I'd recommend Overgrive: https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive
- zxv 10y ago
  How well does Overgrive peform compared to insync? https://www.insynchq.com/ https://www.insynchq.com/
  - xenobioticants 10y ago
    No idea, but Overgrive feels as fast on Linux as the Google Drive client on OS X does for me. Its also 5x cheaper, although the site is decidedly less professional (which actually comforts me in a strange way because that means its probably made by a Linux geek who cares jack shit about fancy UI = good core code)
aq3cn 10y ago
404. That’s an error. The requested URL was not found on this server. That’s all we know. We're still waiting. [[https://plus.google.com/+ChadMcCullough/posts/SxDNKR7ehSL] https://plus.google.com/+ChadMcCullough/posts/SxDNKR7ehSL]]
Florin_Andrei 10y ago
The fact that Dropbox has a client that works on any OS, is reliable, and very unobtrusive, are the reasons why I've always preferred it, and still do.
- TillE 10y ago
  It makes Google's lack of official Linux support even more galling. Here's a tiny company which has had good Linux tools (command line and GUI) from very early on. It's not an enormous technical challenge. Google, institutionally, just doesn't care. It's not about Linux, but everything outside of their top priorities gets completely neglected.
  - kevin_thibedeau 10y ago
    What's more amazing is that no Googler has done it on their 20% time.
    - sammydavis 10y ago
      They have, they just didn't officially license it. Inside google, people are using gdrive that way.
  - dorfsmay 10y ago
    Yes. I just wish Dropbox had better plans for small orgs (like a family).
  - Chris2048 10y ago
    > not an enormous technical challenge No, but once they officially make the thing, they have to support it.
- b2600 10y ago
  I waited for the Drive client. It never came. Stayed with Dropbox

xenobioticants 10y ago

In case people are looking for a Google Drive client that feels pretty well put together, I'd recommend Overgrive: https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive https://www.thefanclub.co.za/overgrive

zxv 10y ago
How well does Overgrive peform compared to insync? https://www.insynchq.com/ https://www.insynchq.com/
- xenobioticants 10y ago
  No idea, but Overgrive feels as fast on Linux as the Google Drive client on OS X does for me. Its also 5x cheaper, although the site is decidedly less professional (which actually comforts me in a strange way because that means its probably made by a Linux geek who cares jack shit about fancy UI = good core code)

aq3cn 10y ago

404. That’s an error. The requested URL was not found on this server. That’s all we know. We're still waiting. [[https://plus.google.com/+ChadMcCullough/posts/SxDNKR7ehSL] https://plus.google.com/+ChadMcCullough/posts/SxDNKR7ehSL]]

Florin_Andrei 10y ago

The fact that Dropbox has a client that works on any OS, is reliable, and very unobtrusive, are the reasons why I've always preferred it, and still do.

TillE 10y ago
It makes Google's lack of official Linux support even more galling. Here's a tiny company which has had good Linux tools (command line and GUI) from very early on. It's not an enormous technical challenge. Google, institutionally, just doesn't care. It's not about Linux, but everything outside of their top priorities gets completely neglected.
- kevin_thibedeau 10y ago
  What's more amazing is that no Googler has done it on their 20% time.
  - sammydavis 10y ago
    They have, they just didn't officially license it. Inside google, people are using gdrive that way.
- dorfsmay 10y ago
  Yes. I just wish Dropbox had better plans for small orgs (like a family).
- Chris2048 10y ago
  > not an enormous technical challenge No, but once they officially make the thing, they have to support it.
b2600 10y ago
I waited for the Drive client. It never came. Stayed with Dropbox