linux-magazine.com— The cloud-based service Ubuntu One goes into the public beta phase. Through this, computers can be synchronized via online memory. As of yet, Canonical is withholding details.
May 13, 2009View in Crawl 4
Im a happy dropbox user. All my computers are ubuntu machines, with one windows dual boot. I will continue to use dropbox, but will be more than happy to use this service as well for a nice 4GB of free off site backup storage.One thing that I would really like to see is an option to connect to your own server. This way privacy is of no concern to users/businesses and you can have unlimited storage with multiple users.
Maybe I misunderstood but didn't it say it was Ubuntu 9.04 only? At least that was the indication. It also said that it was like dropbox but was multi-platform. Dropbox is multi-platform. I've run dropbox on Linux and Windows and it works really well. I probably misunderstood the article through. Ubuntu One is going to be a cool service if it's anywhere near as good quality as Ubuntu.
Its funny, the article says Ubuntu One is crossplatform, but the website says its only for Ubuntu Linux.The article also says Dropbox is NOT crossplatform, but it has *always* been crossplatform on Mac, Linux, and Windows.Did the person writing the article actually know anything about either product?Or just feel like making up stuff?The only reason I use Dropbox is because it *is* crossplatform. I don't think I've ever even had multiple *Ubuntu Desktop* computers even though I've used Ubuntu for years.
jemmrichMay 13, 2009
Im a happy dropbox user. All my computers are ubuntu machines, with one windows dual boot. I will continue to use dropbox, but will be more than happy to use this service as well for a nice 4GB of free off site backup storage.One thing that I would really like to see is an option to connect to your own server. This way privacy is of no concern to users/businesses and you can have unlimited storage with multiple users.
Closed AccountMay 14, 2009
Maybe I misunderstood but didn't it say it was Ubuntu 9.04 only? At least that was the indication. It also said that it was like dropbox but was multi-platform. Dropbox is multi-platform. I've run dropbox on Linux and Windows and it works really well. I probably misunderstood the article through. Ubuntu One is going to be a cool service if it's anywhere near as good quality as Ubuntu.
brundlefly76May 14, 2009
Its funny, the article says Ubuntu One is crossplatform, but the website says its only for Ubuntu Linux.The article also says Dropbox is NOT crossplatform, but it has *always* been crossplatform on Mac, Linux, and Windows.Did the person writing the article actually know anything about either product?Or just feel like making up stuff?The only reason I use Dropbox is because it *is* crossplatform. I don't think I've ever even had multiple *Ubuntu Desktop* computers even though I've used Ubuntu for years.
hansrodtangMay 14, 2009
Bah, who the hell cares about Ubuntu 1.0? I have Ubuntu 9.04 :D(And yes, I am just making a point about the bad choice of name)
ifallenMay 14, 2009
i think the free is cool, but 10 bux a month for the 10 gigs?it would be cheaper to use mobile me than that.
Closed AccountJul 13, 2009
I'm going to get the 10 GB option even if I'm not going to use it. It's a good way to fund development of Ubuntu.
lostsanctuaryJul 20, 2009
canonical tries to target ubuntu fanatics with this expensive price