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.... but it's simply not enough to claim that you helped an old lady across the street when your backyard is full of rotting corpses. ....-Renegade (April 20, 2011, 08:49 AM)
I have my own S3 account also (I use it for other stuff), and mine was with the original JD (now Personal Desktop Edition). I did create a new 'disk', but it was on my own account. I use CloudBerry on S3 and see my files, so I'm not sure what the difference is- but it works. I also use explorer to browse it also, and that works also.-wraith808 (April 13, 2011, 08:37 AM)
I did find out that they're trying to decide 'what to do about perpetual accounts.' I hope that isn't as ominous as it sounds.
Food for thought... No privacy on Amazon's cloud drive.
Less so than other cloud storage?-Cloq (April 12, 2011, 08:04 PM)
The primary purpose for this is most likely deduping. They don't actually give each person 5GB- if you and I upload the same song, it's only on the server once. There are other ramifications beyond this, but I don't believe that the intent *right now* is nefarious. Of course, who knows what the future holds...-wraith808 (April 12, 2011, 10:27 PM)
No... I don't misunderstand. My professional mistakes were as a software developer, so it's very relevant. I'm sure *many* software developers have made mistakes, and have regrets, just as many people in other fields do. Does that make them ineligible to make money in their chosen profession?
The people at OC are just that... people. Yet it's guilt by association, no matter what changes they may have made, no matter what revelations they may have gleaned. It's easy to demonize companies while holding the company to some standard- but no matter what the legal definition is, a company is not an entity. And even if it were, that wouldn't hold water either, as OC is not Divx; it just has some of the same people. So it's not redemption for even Divx as a company. We're talking about people here, truthfully, and their actions and history.-wraith808 (April 12, 2011, 04:26 PM)
In mine they are. I did some things out of ignorance when I was younger professionally, so I'm apt to give second chances, as I wouldn't be where I am without one. And I know people who've had criminal records for quite innocuous mistakes... the difference a criminal record makes in things you take for granted until you have one is pretty staggering!-wraith808 (April 12, 2011, 02:57 PM)
And is there a point where there's no redemption? I should hope not. The lack of the possibility of redemption removes hope, and removes the one thing that can make people choose the right path. It reminds me of people with criminal records. Do you trust them outright and give them the keys to the safe? No. But if you don't give them a chance to prove themselves, then how are they ever going to be rehabilitated? And isn't it just as much your fault when given the lack of a means to make a living they resort to the only thing they can still do?-wraith808 (April 12, 2011, 09:23 AM)
i don't mean to push my feelings on anyone.. but do we maybe think the points on this thread have been hashed out several times over, and maybe it's time to move on? just a thought.-mouser (April 11, 2011, 12:16 AM)
I guess I'll just bid adieu. It is clear I am very out of sync with some of the general thinking here...in that I cannot see how anyone would conclude that this "method" has any coat of acceptability whatsoever.
I say that because, to me, if anything is being done (installed or info sent to wherever) before the user has a chance to prevent it, that unquestionably (in my opinion) constitutes unacceptable behavior.-movrshakr (April 10, 2011, 03:46 PM)
If most people stop installing OC partnered software, OC will become history in short order. If most people don't care, OC will probably wind up being a part of almost every piece of software out there after a few years.
Only time will tell what the public really thinks about OC.-40hz (April 10, 2011, 02:49 PM)
I personally think they should hire Renegade in some capacity. He's done more to build a convincing case for OC (despite the fact I personally don't like how OC implements itself) than some of the official communiqués ever did. He also speaks to the concerns of developers and software geeks. And, being a developer himself, on their level.
Hey DrApps! Maybe you folks should consider hiring this guy in some capacity?
Seriously.
-40hz (April 09, 2011, 12:48 PM)
Stranger things have happened~!-Renegade (April 10, 2011, 07:15 AM)
J-Mac: he's definitely their propagandist, but at least he's not trying to hide it - and that's something to give credit for.-f0dder (April 09, 2011, 10:39 AM)
Strongly agree w/f0dder on that point. As long as the business affiliation is announced up front, I have no problem with somebody being a paid supporter as long as there's no agenda to deceive. Most of us need to work for a living. And getting paid to 'evangelize' a piece of tech is a common and accepted practice anyway. No point singling out any one company or individual for doing that.-40hz (April 09, 2011, 12:48 PM)
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