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Photostructure (https://photostructure.com/ https://photostructure.com/) lacks a lot of features google photos has - but one of those missing features is callin

Photostructure (https://photostructure.com/ https://photostructure.com/) lacks a lot of features google photos has - but one of those missing features is calling the police on you. I make tiny hardware that runs it very well and supports the project too: https://pibox.io/order/photostructure https://pibox.io/order/photostructure Google photos is easily the best product I cannot use - maybe TikTok is a close second. But sometimes it’s worth being that stubborn nerd and fighting for an alternative - even if the alternative is a distant second.

heleninboodler 4y ago
The page you link to has zero information about anything called "photostructure" other than the fact that it's in the URL. I have no idea what thing you are trying to promote.
- madamelic 4y ago
  re: PiBox It's a Raspberry Pi that is ready to go 'out of the box' so you can install software immediately rather than fiddling with it. I believe the PiBox OP linked is intended to be a PiBox that comes pre-installed with their software, Photostructure, so you can run your own instance easily without fiddling with a Raspberry Pi.
  - heleninboodler 4y ago
    > I believe the PiBox OP linked is intended to be a PiBox that comes pre-installed with their software ...and yet the page for that pibox product makes no mention of photostructure at all, let alone saying it's pre-installed. I'm just trying to point this out. The linked page would appear to be a complete non sequitur if not for the fact that I can see '/photostructure' in the URL.
    - mceachen 4y ago
      You are correct: PhotoStructure is not preinstalled on PiBoxes. PhotoStructure installs via a couple clicks in their app store, though--it's super easy. Barely an inconvenience. (FWIW I'm the author of PhotoStructure)
- xupybd 4y ago
  It's the landing page for the product. You can click features for more info on the features. Pricing for more info on the pricing. It has pretty much everything you need.
  - heleninboodler 4y ago
    The post was edited. It was originally only a link to https://pibox.io/order/photostructure https://pibox.io/order/photostructure that says exactly nothing about photostructure.
renewiltord 4y ago
That seems to be a bad link for photostructure since it doesn't describe it at all
warmwaffles 4y ago
> Photostructure (https://photostructure.com/ https://photostructure.com/) lacks a lot of features google photos has - but one of those missing features is calling the police on you. Yet. They will be forced to implement it.
- mceachen 4y ago
  Howdy! Author of PhotoStructure here. Your photos and videos never touch our servers, _by design_. I've worked for several large tech companies that hosted personal content, and seen how _utterly miserable_ it is to try to comply with the morass of local customs and laws. I have no willingness or desire (or sufficient revenue) to spin up a safety and security team: PhotoStructure will always be entirely self-hosted. Because PhotoStructure is always self-hosted, the onus falls on the user to comply with any local laws, just like any other software tool. That said, my security.txt has a canary.
MaxikCZ 4y ago
First paragraph I should read shall start as : "Photostructure is ...."

heleninboodler 4y ago

The page you link to has zero information about anything called "photostructure" other than the fact that it's in the URL. I have no idea what thing you are trying to promote.

madamelic 4y ago
re: PiBox It's a Raspberry Pi that is ready to go 'out of the box' so you can install software immediately rather than fiddling with it. I believe the PiBox OP linked is intended to be a PiBox that comes pre-installed with their software, Photostructure, so you can run your own instance easily without fiddling with a Raspberry Pi.
- heleninboodler 4y ago
  > I believe the PiBox OP linked is intended to be a PiBox that comes pre-installed with their software ...and yet the page for that pibox product makes no mention of photostructure at all, let alone saying it's pre-installed. I'm just trying to point this out. The linked page would appear to be a complete non sequitur if not for the fact that I can see '/photostructure' in the URL.
  - mceachen 4y ago
    You are correct: PhotoStructure is not preinstalled on PiBoxes. PhotoStructure installs via a couple clicks in their app store, though--it's super easy. Barely an inconvenience. (FWIW I'm the author of PhotoStructure)
xupybd 4y ago
It's the landing page for the product. You can click features for more info on the features. Pricing for more info on the pricing. It has pretty much everything you need.
- heleninboodler 4y ago
  The post was edited. It was originally only a link to https://pibox.io/order/photostructure https://pibox.io/order/photostructure that says exactly nothing about photostructure.

renewiltord 4y ago

That seems to be a bad link for photostructure since it doesn't describe it at all

warmwaffles 4y ago

> Photostructure (https://photostructure.com/ https://photostructure.com/) lacks a lot of features google photos has - but one of those missing features is calling the police on you. Yet. They will be forced to implement it.

mceachen 4y ago
Howdy! Author of PhotoStructure here. Your photos and videos never touch our servers, _by design_. I've worked for several large tech companies that hosted personal content, and seen how _utterly miserable_ it is to try to comply with the morass of local customs and laws. I have no willingness or desire (or sufficient revenue) to spin up a safety and security team: PhotoStructure will always be entirely self-hosted. Because PhotoStructure is always self-hosted, the onus falls on the user to comply with any local laws, just like any other software tool. That said, my security.txt has a canary.

MaxikCZ 4y ago

First paragraph I should read shall start as : "Photostructure is ...."