That's the famous dropbox comment right there. > 1. For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, m

That's the famous dropbox comment right there. > 1. 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 SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. > 2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive... This does not solve the connectivity issue. > 3. It does not seem very 'viral' or income-generating." Normal users don't care about running an extra mini-PC. If you do shoulder it, it becomes part of your attack surface as well, so it's non-trivial work. And sure, you can find content anywhere - ordinary people won't.