[LAD] [OT] Richard Stallman warns against ChromeOS

[Arnold Krille]

On Friday 17 December 2010 13:11:58 ailo wrote:
> On 12/17/2010 10:36 AM, Philipp Überbacher wrote:
> > As for my university, as far as I know they use some RAID system for
> > everyday and tapes for sensitive data. And they already had their whole
> > RAID fail at the same time.
> > 
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> I've been busy setting up a system where all the data on my machines are
> partly mirrored with each other and fully backed up to a home server
> (not much unlike what google offers, though I don't keep a mail server).
> There are two problems as I see it with this setup (other than working
> out the mirroring/backup system).
> The first is internet bandwidth. If you need more than one 100Mbit
> connection it can get a little expensive (it will propably be worth it
> in a couple of years, I think).
> The other is the risc of lightning. Better to have the backup/sync
> server at a remote location.
> 
> For keeping stuff in the cloud (which solves a lot of problems), I would
> find it strange if not web hotels will try to compete with google, but
> using addon software with windows/ mac/ linux instead.
> In my mind all the prices for different services (apart from webpage
> hosting, perhaps) are still much too high. The value of diskspace is
> ridiculous with services like Dropbox and the like.
> For important backups, a smaller diskspace will suffice. For audio
> related projects, diskspace is kind of important to consider.
> 
> Google can offer a priceless service up to a certain disksize. I would
> be prepared to pay for an "account" (not google), if I got just a little
> more for my money, which I'm sure will happen in the coming few years.

Apart from the political discussions, amazon has a very nice pricing model for 
disk-space in their s3-cloud. You don't pay for the ability to store X GB, you 
pay for the actual space (and transfer bandwidth) you use.

Have fun,

Arnold
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