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Introducing the Keybase filesystem

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Re: Introducing the Keybase filesystem

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Post by msh »

kiwibulldog wrote: post #201
fapjacks wrote: post #183

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dropbox works with the NSA to hand over customer data. You are absolutely right that something like this would go over like a turd in a punchbowl at Dropbox HQ.

Unlike Google, Microsoft and Slack, Dropbox does have the top, 5 star, EFF rating for protecting your data from the government... I'm not sure what more they could be doing. Edit to add link to EFF ratings: https://www.eff.org/who-has-your-back-government-data-reques...

They could do client side encryption.

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Post by spenvo »

jgrahamc wrote: post #3
rdl wrote: post #2

I've been using this for a couple weeks. Along with Zcash, it is the most amazing crypto-engineering project I've seen in years. Imagine being able to share files on an ad hoc basis with anyone -- on any network. Share with someone based on Twitter, on Facebook, or email address. Even better, all with cryptographic proofs of identity, strong crypto at every level, and open source.

Came here to say pretty much the same thing. It's slick and easy to use. It's actually the 'dropbox' I've always wanted and if they introduce a storage limit I'd pay. https://keybase.io/jgrahamc

another shameless request for an invite, mid-project and am very excited by what keybase is doing here. thanks!

Re: Introducing the Keybase filesystem

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Post by thaumasiotes »

dchuk wrote: post #231
quadrangle wrote: post #205

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Except that "product" means some real result of a creative process. There's zero about the term "product" that has any reliance on any element of money inherently.

prod·uct ˈprädəkt noun 1. an article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale .

prod·uct \ˈprä-(ˌ)dəkt\ 2.a.1 Something produced ; 2.b Something resulting from or necessarily following from a set of conditions. This book is the product of many years of hard work.

( http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/product )

There's another sense (not listed) in which "product" specifically refers to prohibited drugs. I know, and you should know, that quadrangle wasn't using that sense. As regards the point being disputed, rburhum is plainly wrong to say "If you are not trying to make money, then you can't call it a 'product'", and quadrangle is completely correct to call him on it. You can call anything produced a "product". That is the meaning of "product".

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Post by msh »

beardicus wrote: post #195

I have 8 invites if any other stragglers (6 hours after the story was posted) are still reading. I'm heading to bed but will send them during morning coffee, GMT -5. (please make sure your email is in your profile)

I guess they are gone but I would really like a invite: martindk at mailbox.org

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Post by [deleted] »

vmp wrote: post #146

I hate begging but I've been in the keybase queue for at least a year and would like to finally see what it's all about. I'd appreciate it a ton if someone could shoot me an invite: [removed] Thank you very much ashishchaudhary! :)

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Post by fweespeech »

starshadowx2 wrote: post #60
fweespeech wrote: post #11

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Yeah. 1 GB Free + $.XX per additional GB would probably be the best model for them, at least looking at it from the outside.

> We're giving everyone 10 gigabytes. >There is no paid upgrade currently. The 10GB free accounts will stay free, but we'll likely offer paid storage for people who want to store more data.

I was implying they should lop of the 0 and go with 1 free GB.

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Post by furyofantares »

rburhum wrote: post #161

> Business Model? > We're a long way off from worrying about this, but we'll > never run an ad-supported business again. And Keybase will > never sell data. > [....] > But, as stated above, there is currently no pay model, and we're not trying to make money. > We're testing a product right now, and we'd like to bring public keys to the masses. I know a lot of people will see this as a pro, but honestly I see it as a…

> If you are not trying to make money, then you can't call it a "product".

You could, however, say you are testing a product. Which is probably how users should treat startups that don't know how they'll make money yet -- as a product in testing.

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