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> claim that the service is irredeemably flawed and should not be used. The author doesn't suggest that it shouldn't be used at all, just not for critical data
by scribu 12y ago
> claim that the service is irredeemably flawed and should not be used.
The author doesn't suggest that it shouldn't be used at all, just not for critical data.
- ajarmst 12y agoActually, "important data". Claiming that a data storage service shouldn't be used for important data is claiming that it shouldn't be used.
- kstrauser 12y agoIf we're going down that road, "any data". If it wasn't at least a little bit important, you wouldn't have written it down in the first place.
- scribu 12y agoFair enough. So you're saying that it's acceptable for a data storage service, which is used for storing important data, to occasionally (and silently) not sync some of that data?
- ajarmst 12y ago(1) It's not silent. The entire event was prompted by a crash and apparent shutdown corruption. (2) It's not "occasional". It's one exceptional event reported by one user.
- pbhjpbhj 12y ago>Claiming that a data storage service shouldn't be used for important data is claiming that it shouldn't be used. // Really it's just saying "we disclaim liability for any losses using this service". Which free web services offer SLAs? Or, which product in this field is guaranteeing data integrity and retention.