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>> 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 usi
by cylinder 13y ago
>> 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. From Windows or Mac, this FTP account could be accessed through built-in software.
This type of response is so typical of an engineer and so out-of-touch. Not to pick on it, but it's just absurd, and shows zero ability to put oneself in the shoes of the layman. And yet these types of responses are all over the tech community. This disconnect is the exact reason someone like Steve Jobs is able to enter product categories very late but still blow away the competition.
- eevee 13y agoThe best part is that I'm an engineer, and a Linux user, and I still don't do all that because it's a pain in the ass. (But then, I don't use Dropbox either.)
- billforsternz 13y agoThat was the one that jumped out at me too. Unintentional humor for the win. I particularly enjoyed "trivially".
- bradbatt 13y agoCame here to post this. No, seriously, exactly this. That was my favorite quote out of the entire comments! FTP with curlftpfs and SVN/CVS isn't "trivial" to 99.9% of the population! It's the same reason that sites like SlashDot were filled with all sorts of reasons why the iPad would never work. Why would you use that?!? You could do the same thing with ______. Yes, you could. But you won't.