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Correct. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then
by drstewart 5y ago
Correct. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using pass on the mounted filesystem. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.
- konart 5y agoYeah... Will it also suggest me my passwords in iOS? Come on, guys, 1Password is not only about syncing passwords between N computers.
- esclerofilo 5y agoActually, yes, there's an open source "Pass for iOS" app. Not that I recommend this setup though.
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- soshiito 5y agoCongratulations.
- xd1936 5y agoThis comment has big "why use Dropbox when you can get an FTP account, mount it locally with curlftpfs, and then use SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem"[1] energy. I think that's the joke you're making? 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
- apozem 5y agoFor those who don't get the joke: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 (If this is not a joke, yikes).
- bspammer 5y agoThey’re not suggesting pass to the general population, but I’d expect the average HNer to find it useful. Syncing is also very easy for developers - just use git.
- jacurtis 5y agoThis is like saying that you could replicate Instagram in a single evening, allowing people to upload pictures and post them to a feed. Sure, you could... but there is a monstrous gap between that and the real service that you are comparing it to.