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Time to lift the veil on Dropbox. Maybe it's just librsync, Amazon S3 commands, and some Python duct tape. Built from open source? Maybe the biggest coding c
by gwu78 13y ago
Time to lift the veil on Dropbox. Maybe it's just librsync, Amazon S3 commands, and some Python duct tape. Built from open source? Maybe the biggest coding challenge for the founder was getting their icon to display well on Apple OSX? Could it be true? Nah. Pay no mind.
Looking forward to this paper. Will Dropbox try to censor the authors? DMCA?
Should there be an open source client to do what Dropbox does and should we all be paying for AWS S3 instead of paying Dropbox? Never. Perish the thought.
- krallin 13y agoI would be surprised by Guido Van Rossum left Google to work on "some Python duct tape" at Dropbox ; ).
- gwu78 13y agoI wouldn't. Maybe they offered him a better deal. I'd be surprised if he evaluated the job opportunity by reviewing the Python script they used to launch the service.
- hoov 13y agoHaving worked there, I can say with 100% confidence that you underestimate the problem space. Why such negativity?
- gwu78 13y agoWho defines the "problem space"? Dropbox, or computer users? I would never claim to have 100% confidence in my ability to speak for users, but I think you underestimate the readiness users might have for other solutions to online storage (that might define the "problem space" differently). I'm very positive about this upcoming paper and I'm enthusiastic about open source alternatives to Dropbox. Not sure what you mean about negativity. Why so defensive? Is Dropbox like Microsoft or something? Are we prohibited by some clause in an EULA from criticizing the company or comparing its software with competitors?