Ubuntu One (cloud) Client for Windows

[Tecknomage]

YES! "Ubuntu One" (cloud service) has released a *Windows client*.
https://one.ubuntu.com/

You can get 5gb FREE!

Perfect for me since I have a "Linux Mint 10" laptop and a "WinXP SP3"
desktop.

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[Mayayana]

Free spyware to replace my memory stick.
And free newsgroup spam.
It's my lucky day.

 

[Patok]

Free spyware to replace my memory stick.
And free newsgroup spam.
It's my lucky day.

The storage space is indeed borderline useless - the USB stick is
more convenient. But why do you think it's spyware? There's no reason
for that.

 

[Mayayana]

| The storage space is indeed borderline useless - the USB stick is
| more convenient. But why do you think it's spyware? There's no reason
| for that.
|

Read the terms. They collect information. Of course
they use disclaimers like "not personally identifiable",
but they're nevertheless claiming the right to track
what you do...and to change their terms at will. They
also reserve the right to delete your account if they
suspect you of doing anything illegal. In other
words, it's their space, not yours.

For people who've grown accustomed to letting Google
rifle through their email those terms may not seem so
shocking, but spyware is still the name for it.

 

[VanguardLH]

The storage space is indeed borderline useless - the USB stick is
more convenient. But why do you think it's spyware? There's no reason
for that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_Ltd.

So how do you gain profitibility from FOSS?

Ubuntu One is just using the same business model as many other online
storage providers: dole out a small storage allotment to lure users to
buy into paid plans with more storage or features. Read their terms
(http://www.ubuntu.com/legal). Where does it state they will not dig
into the files you save on their file servers? They mention trying to
protect your personal information (about your account) but nothing about
proteting your personal data (your files on their servers). They may
even encrypt the file transfers but how does that protect your files
while on their hosts? They don't say they won't interrogate the content
of your files or send them elsewhere or open them to use by others nor
do they mention that not even their own admins could look into the
files. So, as with ALL cloud crap, er, computing, be careful of what
you store on hosts over which you have no physical control. If it has
sensitive data then encrypt it before saving it in the cloud.

Another scheme for profitability is to *sell* commercial support
(Canonical's Ubuntu Advantage support services; see
http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/overview). That includes their
cloud service from which they dole out free *bait* accounts
(http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/cloud). I use Dropbox with
another co-partner (and encrypt everything) but obviously it's their
ploy to provide a bait-level service trying to get me to buy into paid
services or features. https://one.ubuntu.com/services/ shows they want
to sell you more storage space and more features. They're a business
now and profitability is their goal.

It's about the money. "Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works."
http://174.132.193.190/~eiden/videoclips/videomoviespeechwallstreetgreed.wmv
(Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps")

Ubuntu is not the altruistic venture that you remember. It's a business
now.

 

[David H. Lipman]

Read the terms. They collect information. Of course
they use disclaimers like "not personally identifiable",
but they're nevertheless claiming the right to track
what you do...and to change their terms at will. They
also reserve the right to delete your account if they
suspect you of doing anything illegal. In other
words, it's their space, not yours.

For people who've grown accustomed to letting Google
rifle through their email those terms may not seem so
shocking, but spyware is still the name for it.

No, it isn't.