I wonder how widely usable is file sharing nowadays when most of the non tech people just use cloud services for their data, be it google docs or some cloud photo storage
Non-tech people couldn't tell you what a "file" is.
Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing
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#22Is this AirDrop but cross-platform?
No.
AirDrop is for people who are physically nearby.
This allows to send files between any computers anywhere.
The other person must be a known contact but it doesn't have to be on the same local network like in AirDrop.
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#23I have a few qualms with this app: 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. 2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive. Most people I know e-mail files to themselves or host them s…
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Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing
#24Who else needs to share files bigger than 1 TB? Most cloud services, such as Google Drive or OneDrive, are more than sufficient for managing massive files. I don't see the appeal of this new service.
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#25I have a few qualms with this app: 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. 2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive. Most people I know e-mail files to themselves or host them s…
> 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...
I don't think the word "trivially" means what you think it means.
[Edit: I now realize the above is a verbatim quote from a naysayer after the Dropbox announcement]
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#26Interesting that it says "Internet sending may be slower during peak times to keep things fair" even though it's supposed to be P2P? Maybe they just mean if you end up with a relayed connection due to NAT issues? Because lower down it says "Send as fast as your connection"
> When a direct connection isn’t possible, files travel through our servers.
Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing
#27I have a few qualms with this app: 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. 2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive. Most people I know e-mail files to themselves or host them s…
> 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 ... I don't think the word "trivially" means what you think it means. [Edit: I now realize the above is a verbatim quote from a naysayer after the Dropbox announcement]
Other comments have added context, but this is a Hacker News "copypasta" of sorts, from DropBox's first launch.
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#28I have a few qualms with this app: 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. 2. It doesn't actually replace a USB drive. Most people I know e-mail files to themselves or host them s…
Haha
Re: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing
#29Don't see any mention of an API.
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#30Free open source alternative: https://pairdrop.net
Magic Wormhole [1] also exists. [1] https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
And for a web native version, there's also WebWormhole: https://webwormhole.com/