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I hope the bit about easy migration from S3 means a compatible API, just change the base URL. Would that make the S3 API the de facto standard for cloud storage

by johns 16y ago

I hope the bit about easy migration from S3 means a compatible API, just change the base URL. Would that make the S3 API the de facto standard for cloud storage APIs?

rarrrrrr 16y ago
Perhaps it already is. The Internet Archive has an S3 like API too: http://www.archive.org/help/abouts3.txt http://www.archive.org/help/abouts3.txt I thought the interface was patented, though? I wouldn't expect Google to copy it precisely.
- seunosewa 16y ago
  If APIs could be patented, I don't think WINE would exist.
  - rarrrrrr 16y ago
    Here's the patent: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220070156842%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20070156842&RS=DN/20070156842 http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Se...
    - Groxx 16y ago
      /me reads a bit ow.
    - grogers 16y ago
      That's the application, the actual granted patent seems to be: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&S1=07716180&OS=PN/07716180&RS=PN/07716180 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sec... (note that the date is May 11, 2010 - last week)
detst 16y ago
Eucalyptus also uses this interface. It would seem that it is becoming the de facto standard. Being able to immediately use all of the existing tools would go a long way for adoption. http://open.eucalyptus.com/ http://open.eucalyptus.com/
- cloudberryman01 16y ago
  Amazon S3 interface is becoming a standard API to access cloud storages and make it easier to migrate from one storage provider to another. It also makes it easier for the tool vendors such as CloudBerry Lab with our CloudBerry Explorer freeware http://s3.cloudberrylab.com http://s3.cloudberrylab.com to support a new cloud storage quickly to everybody else advantage.

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I hope the bit about easy migration from S3 means a compatible API, just change the base URL. Would that make the S3 API the de facto standard for cloud storage

by johns 16y ago

I hope the bit about easy migration from S3 means a compatible API, just change the base URL. Would that make the S3 API the de facto standard for cloud storage APIs?

rarrrrrr 16y ago
Perhaps it already is. The Internet Archive has an S3 like API too: http://www.archive.org/help/abouts3.txt http://www.archive.org/help/abouts3.txt I thought the interface was patented, though? I wouldn't expect Google to copy it precisely.
- seunosewa 16y ago
  If APIs could be patented, I don't think WINE would exist.
  - rarrrrrr 16y ago
    Here's the patent: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220070156842%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20070156842&RS=DN/20070156842 http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Se...
    - Groxx 16y ago
      /me reads a bit ow.
    - grogers 16y ago
      That's the application, the actual granted patent seems to be: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&S1=07716180&OS=PN/07716180&RS=PN/07716180 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sec... (note that the date is May 11, 2010 - last week)
detst 16y ago
Eucalyptus also uses this interface. It would seem that it is becoming the de facto standard. Being able to immediately use all of the existing tools would go a long way for adoption. http://open.eucalyptus.com/ http://open.eucalyptus.com/
- cloudberryman01 16y ago
  Amazon S3 interface is becoming a standard API to access cloud storages and make it easier to migrate from one storage provider to another. It also makes it easier for the tool vendors such as CloudBerry Lab with our CloudBerry Explorer freeware http://s3.cloudberrylab.com http://s3.cloudberrylab.com to support a new cloud storage quickly to everybody else advantage.