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Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud

Started byTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
First post2015-03-04 13:14 +0000
Last post2015-05-03 10:57 +0100
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  Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 13:14 +0000
    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> - 2015-03-04 15:15 +0100
      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-04 14:19 +0000
      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 14:32 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-03-04 08:53 -0600
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 15:08 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-05 20:11 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-03-12 03:12 -0400
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-12 08:24 +0000
                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn@panix.com> - 2015-03-12 19:07 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-03-04 09:57 -0500
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 15:10 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-03-04 11:57 -0500
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 17:14 +0000
                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud John Rumm <see.my.signature@nowhere.null> - 2015-03-23 10:47 +0000
                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Real Doctor <ian.groups@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-23 12:08 +0000
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud HarpingOn <postmaster@127.0.0.1> - 2015-03-04 15:11 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 15:22 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-04 15:36 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-04 17:07 +0000
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 17:15 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-04 18:43 +0000
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 18:55 +0000
                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-04 19:13 +0000
                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 19:48 +0000
                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-04 23:47 +0000
                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-05 07:55 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-03-05 09:53 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-05 12:09 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-05 14:19 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-05 19:27 +0000
                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-03-05 22:04 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-03-05 10:04 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-05 12:28 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-05 13:00 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-05 11:50 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-03-20 14:24 -0400
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2015-03-22 15:05 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-03-04 14:51 -0500
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 20:16 +0000
                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-10 14:44 -0700
                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-03-11 17:45 +0000
                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-03-11 14:15 -0500
                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-11 15:42 -0700
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-11 23:26 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-03-12 18:17 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Adrian <toomany2cvs@gmail.com> - 2015-03-12 07:47 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-12 12:23 -0700
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "john james" <jj9801@nospam.com> - 2015-03-13 07:19 +1100
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-12 08:22 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-03-12 09:14 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-03-12 09:39 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Adrian <toomany2cvs@gmail.com> - 2015-03-12 09:42 +0000
                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-12 16:59 +0000
                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Adrian <toomany2cvs@gmail.com> - 2015-03-12 17:20 +0000
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-03-12 12:49 -0500
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-12 19:03 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-12 10:12 +0000
                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-03-12 18:17 +0000
                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "john james" <jj9801@nospam.com> - 2015-03-13 07:13 +1100
                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-12 20:50 +0000
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-03-12 16:08 -0500
                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-12 21:24 +0000
                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Capitol <spam@wher.eva.co.uk> - 2015-03-12 22:00 +0000
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud ImperiusDamian <damianblack.wolf@gmail.com> - 2015-03-18 09:13 -0400
                                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2015-03-19 02:43 +0000
                                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-03-20 14:30 -0400
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-12 20:00 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2015-03-12 09:47 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-03-12 09:38 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-12 09:43 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2015-03-12 10:50 +0000
                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-12 15:25 -0700
                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-13 08:19 +0000
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-13 12:43 +0000
                                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-13 19:39 +0000
                                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-14 02:12 +0000
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-03-13 15:13 +0000
                                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-03-13 16:53 +0000
                                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-13 19:30 +0000
                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2015-03-14 13:00 +0000
                                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-14 14:48 +0000
                                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-14 16:43 +0000
                                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-14 17:58 +0000
                                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-14 22:41 +0000
                                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-14 18:20 +0000
                                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-14 19:34 +0000
                                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-14 22:43 +0000
                                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-03-20 14:53 -0400
                                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2015-03-15 13:34 +0000
                                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-03-15 15:41 +0000
                                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-15 18:40 +0000
                                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-16 15:35 +0000
                                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-16 15:45 +0000
                                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Dennis@home" <dennis@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-03-16 16:21 +0000
                                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-03-16 19:05 +0000
                                                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-16 21:40 +0000
                                                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-17 15:00 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Nigel Wade <nmw@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2015-03-12 11:17 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-12 12:03 +0000
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2015-03-12 16:28 +0000
                              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-12 20:35 +0000
                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-11 22:52 +0000
                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-03-12 18:17 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-03-12 02:51 -0400
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-12 08:21 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Ruben Safir <mrbrklyn@panix.com> - 2015-03-12 19:09 +0000
    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud HarpingOn <postmaster@127.0.0.1> - 2015-03-04 15:10 +0000
      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 15:19 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-03-04 15:54 +0000
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 16:10 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2015-03-05 11:20 +0000
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-05 12:29 +0000
    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-04 18:56 +0000
    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-03-05 00:33 +0000
    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2015-03-05 22:46 +0000
      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-06 08:07 +0000
        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2015-03-14 11:56 +0000
          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-14 14:47 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "john james" <jj9801@nospam.com> - 2015-03-15 05:40 +1100
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-14 18:51 +0000
                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "john james" <jj9801@nospam.com> - 2015-03-15 06:12 +1100
                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-14 19:23 +0000
                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "john james" <jj9801@nospam.com> - 2015-03-15 06:27 +1100
                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-14 22:00 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "john james" <jj9801@nospam.com> - 2015-03-15 11:22 +1100
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-03-15 09:10 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tony Houghton <h@realh.co.uk> - 2015-03-15 00:08 +0000
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2015-03-15 15:34 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2015-03-15 18:33 +0000
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-03-16 07:46 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" <mixmaster@remailer.privacy.at> - 2015-03-16 00:16 +0100
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-16 10:55 -0700
                Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-16 18:10 +0000
                  Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-17 13:55 -0700
                    Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-17 21:15 +0000
                      Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-17 16:17 -0700
                        Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-18 08:15 +0000
                          Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud "John F" <j@j.ii> - 2015-03-18 09:02 -0700
                            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-03-18 16:14 +0000
            Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud ruben <nowhere@nowhere.nor> - 2015-05-03 06:49 +0000
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2015-05-03 09:12 +0200
              Re: Opensource slowing down? "GoogleDrive" private cloud Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2015-05-03 10:57 +0100

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#14071

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-14 18:51 +0000
Message-ID<0icetb-ppv.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14070
On 14/03/15 18:40, john james wrote:

> It's easy enough to add that by encrypting it before Google sees it.

I would not call that "easy".

Again, the aim of this is to be user friendly - where the users are aged 
9,11 and SWMBO.

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#14072

From"john james" <jj9801@nospam.com>
Date2015-03-15 06:12 +1100
Message-ID<cmjfi1FhsveU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#14071

"Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message 
news:0icetb-ppv.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
> On 14/03/15 18:40, john james wrote:
>
>> It's easy enough to add that by encrypting it before Google sees it.

> I would not call that "easy".

There are systems around that do that completely automatically, so very 
easy.

> Again, the aim of this is to be user friendly - where the users are aged 
> 9,11 and SWMBO.

Completely automatic encryption will be fine for those.
 

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#14073

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-14 19:23 +0000
Message-ID<geeetb-ba1.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14072
On 14/03/15 19:12, john james wrote:
>
>
> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
> news:0icetb-ppv.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>> On 14/03/15 18:40, john james wrote:
>>
>>> It's easy enough to add that by encrypting it before Google sees it.
>
>> I would not call that "easy".
>
> There are systems around that do that completely automatically, so very
> easy.

Android, Chromebook and Linux clients?

>
>> Again, the aim of this is to be user friendly - where the users are
>> aged 9,11 and SWMBO.
>
> Completely automatic encryption will be fine for those.
>
>

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#14074

From"john james" <jj9801@nospam.com>
Date2015-03-15 06:27 +1100
Message-ID<cmjgcqFi461U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#14073

"Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message 
news:geeetb-ba1.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
> On 14/03/15 19:12, john james wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
>> news:0icetb-ppv.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>>> On 14/03/15 18:40, john james wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's easy enough to add that by encrypting it before Google sees it.
>>
>>> I would not call that "easy".
>>
>> There are systems around that do that completely automatically, so very
>> easy.
>
> Android, Chromebook and Linux clients?

Yes.

>>> Again, the aim of this is to be user friendly - where the users are
>>> aged 9,11 and SWMBO.
>>
>> Completely automatic encryption will be fine for those.
>>
>>
> 

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#14076

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-14 22:00 +0000
Message-ID<4lnetb-mb3.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14074
On 14/03/15 19:27, john james wrote:
>
>
> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
> news:geeetb-ba1.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>> On 14/03/15 19:12, john james wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
>>> news:0icetb-ppv.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>>>> On 14/03/15 18:40, john james wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It's easy enough to add that by encrypting it before Google sees it.
>>>
>>>> I would not call that "easy".
>>>
>>> There are systems around that do that completely automatically, so very
>>> easy.
>>
>> Android, Chromebook and Linux clients?
>
> Yes.
>

Could you suggest any? I am genuinely interested - I couldn't locate any 
with much googling...

I'm also looking for an RSS reader that can prefetch the linked story as 
a web page and cache it - to deal with the spectacularly poor RSS feeds 
on british media that put about 1 sentence in the RSS description!

(There are quite a lot of things that I wonder "why does this not 
exist"? I guess I should brush up on my Android programming and write 
one... I did dabble with hacking on some open source app once - an alarm 
clock. I managed to hack on the features I wanted (and offered them back 
to the author). Trouble I found, apart from having to run up that 
monstrosity, eclipse, is there is a bugger of a lot of stuff in even a 
trvial app just to make the very basics work.

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#14080

From"john james" <jj9801@nospam.com>
Date2015-03-15 11:22 +1100
Message-ID<cmk1mmFmh8tU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#14076

"Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message 
news:4lnetb-mb3.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
> On 14/03/15 19:27, john james wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
>> news:geeetb-ba1.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>>> On 14/03/15 19:12, john james wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:0icetb-ppv.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>>>>> On 14/03/15 18:40, john james wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It's easy enough to add that by encrypting it before Google sees it.
>>>>
>>>>> I would not call that "easy".
>>>>
>>>> There are systems around that do that completely automatically, so very
>>>> easy.
>>>
>>> Android, Chromebook and Linux clients?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>
> Could you suggest any?

https://www.boxcryptor.com/

Haven't tried it, someone suggested it recently and it looked
interesting because I had been considering doing that myself.

Not that I have anything that matters much on any cloud,
more just as something to suggest to those who refuse to
use a cloud under any circumstances because their stuff
isn't secured. Some are surprisingly paranoid about them.

I do use them myself, but just for completely automatic
availability of stuff that I do use on the phones which is
almost always prepared on the desktop systems, mostly
extracts from the databases of stuff like clothes sizes,
best prices I have seen for stuff I buy much of etc.

> I am genuinely interested - I couldn't locate any with much googling...

Haven't tried looking myself, but presumably putting
that rather unique name should show some competitors.

> I'm also looking for an RSS reader that can prefetch the linked story as a 
> web page and cache it - to deal with the spectacularly poor RSS feeds on 
> british media that put about 1 sentence in the RSS description!

Don’t do that myself, I use the podcast system on the phone
and our national govt radio broadcaster for stuff to listen to
when walking for exercise.

> (There are quite a lot of things that I wonder "why does this not exist"?

Yeah, I just discover that the phone won't do video with no audio,
you have to post process and strip the audio, pretty crude.

> I guess I should brush up on my Android programming and write one...

Trouble is that that can be a lot of work. The only game I
play is Freecell Pro and I'd love to have that on the phone,
but it’s a lot of work, particularly for the solver that that has.

> I did dabble with hacking on some open source app once - an alarm clock.

I've done that with Win but a combination stop watch, count down
timer with the commonly used times as buttons. Better than anything
I can find for the phone which I do use for some stuff I do quite a bit
like the spirits distilling which has some rather complex timer ops
but haven't yet got off my arse and done it for the phone which
would be the most handy when doing the distilling.

> I managed to hack on the features I wanted (and offered them back to the 
> author). Trouble I found, apart from having to run up that monstrosity, 
> eclipse, is there is a bugger of a lot of stuff in even a trvial app just 
> to make the very basics work.

Yeah, that's the problem with Freecell and the timer, and it irritates
the hell out of me that it shouldn’t be necessary to do all that again
particularly the basic user interface stuff that you need with the phone. 

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#14081

FromHuge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Date2015-03-15 09:10 +0000
Message-ID<cml0k9Ft3stU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#14076
On 2015-03-14, Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote:

> I did dabble with hacking on some open source app once - an alarm 
> clock. I managed to hack on the features I wanted (and offered them back 
> to the author). Trouble I found, apart from having to run up that 
> monstrosity, eclipse, is there is a bugger of a lot of stuff in even a 
> trvial app just to make the very basics work.

I've modified an Open Source newsreader (xvnews) that no-one uses any more
and something else that I've now forgotten.

I started to look at fixing a really irritating UI glitch in "SimpleScan". I
downloaded the source, and since I've been doing this shit for a looooong
time, I first tried to build the unmodified source. It wouldn't build. It
turns out that Canonical do all kinds of weird stuff to get software to fit
into their world.  I gave up. Learning curve too steep. Skills (and brain)
too old.

-- 
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                    that's your problem.

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#14083

FromTony Houghton <h@realh.co.uk>
Date2015-03-15 00:08 +0000
Message-ID<slrnmg9jcd.10b.h@realh.co.uk>
In reply to#14076
In <4lnetb-mb3.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>,
Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote:

> (There are quite a lot of things that I wonder "why does this not 
> exist"? I guess I should brush up on my Android programming and write 
> one... I did dabble with hacking on some open source app once - an alarm 
> clock. I managed to hack on the features I wanted (and offered them back 
> to the author). Trouble I found, apart from having to run up that 
> monstrosity, eclipse, is there is a bugger of a lot of stuff in even a 
> trvial app just to make the very basics work.

Eclipse is deprecated for Android development now. They've changed to
Android Studio, which is based on IntelliJ IDEA.

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#14085

FromJava Jive <java@evij.com.invalid>
Date2015-03-15 15:34 +0000
Message-ID<b29bgap8iatpc7gaeoudctfta3q85q19hc@4ax.com>
In reply to#14076
Dunno if my own RSS Home Page template might help, but here it is,
just in case it does ...

http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/ProgScriptWeb/HomeRSS.html

On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 22:00:36 +0000, Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
wrote:
>
> I'm also looking for an RSS reader that can prefetch the linked story as 
> a web page and cache it - to deal with the spectacularly poor RSS feeds 
> on british media that put about 1 sentence in the RSS description!
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#14087

From7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com>
Date2015-03-15 18:33 +0000
Message-ID<AfkNw.486472$Lx1.484083@fx29.am4>
In reply to#14065
Tim Watts wrote:

> On 14/03/15 11:56, 7 wrote:
> 
>> I think what you are saying is you want to be able
>> to do the same from Android and Chrome books?
> 
> No - I'm not.
> 
> My idea is a "disconnected aware" network protocol and client combo.
> 
> I cannot rsync all my stuff to every device because the clients don't
> have 3TB of storage.
> 
> An ssh server is *adeqate* but not great. It does allow me to access any
> file securely on demand.
> 
> However, I've not found any clients (yet) for Android that let me choose
> to cache offline copies of selected files or directories nicely.
> 
> Also the SFTP clients don't really integrate with Android.

This sounds more and more a problem with Android apps becaus the ssh
server doesn't need to know how the data needs to be shuffled around.


> This scenario:
> 
> "I'm going to see Joe and he wants to look at the pics of Prague I took
> last month. And there's no Internet down the pub where will will meet
> for beer."
> 
> 1) Google Drive: I can mark a whole bunch of stuff for offline access -
> let it sync and off I go.
> 
> 2) With SFTP I'd have to manually copy that over to the phone's storage
> and any updates on the server would not get replicated.


Still sounds like getting working apps built and may be a multi-user server 
application that needs to manage users and remember what it must do.


> So Google Drive does it right (TM) but with all the problems that it's
> not secure (against the NSA/GCHQ etc) and Google could bugger me up. I
> know this -
> 
> So basically, SFTP is "just about good enough" but it's no where near
> "great".

That I think summarizes the problem.
The need is for someone to make the whole process easier by
adding server application and probably web applications
that allow Android and Chrome to control the transfer
instead of doing it manually.

The server itself would be ssh, and the primary method for file transfer
would be rsync. Easy enough to do, but you might have to pay someone ;)

I did my automation tool using Gambas over a couple of days.
May be you can give it a try?
Its not that difficult.
And it does have a non-GUI mode for writing applications
that run as servers which start up when the machine boots.

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#14092

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2015-03-16 07:46 +0000
Message-ID<me61nt$rls$2@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#14087
On 15/03/15 18:33, 7 wrote:
> The need is for someone to make

Do I detect a Socialist?

Once defined to me as someone who votes for someone else to do, at 
someone else's expense,  what he cant be bothered to do for himself?


-- 
Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the 
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. – Erwin Knoll

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#14091

From"Anonymous Remailer (austria)" <mixmaster@remailer.privacy.at>
Date2015-03-16 00:16 +0100
Message-ID<4038563154bf3bc284ed073b86037e48@remailer.privacy.at>
In reply to#14065

Tim Watts <tw_use...@dionic.net> [TW]:
TW> I took last month. And there's no Internet down the pub where will
TW> will meet for beer."
TW>
TW> 1) Google Drive: I can mark a whole bunch of stuff for offline
TW> access - let it sync and off I go.
TW> ...
TW> So Google Drive does it right (TM) but with all the problems that
TW> it's not secure

I 've seen business laptops for salespeople that used a combination of
encfs + Google Drive (along with a modicum of webdav) to securely
share/upload company content. Check whether encfs clients are
available on the non-linux platforms. Google Drive + encfs might then
be a good solution.

Encfs makes GD security/privacy concerns a non issue.

P.S. I wouldn't trust those phone/tablets/chromebooks with
highly sensitive data. For family photos, the occasional video and a
songs collection they might be OK, for anything else...

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#14097

From"John F" <j@j.ii>
Date2015-03-16 10:55 -0700
Message-ID<me75b3$6f8$1@jefelex.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#14091
I have one of those android tablets laying around with a dead battery and 
dust all over it.  It's just a piece of mineware - all it wants is evey bit 
of information about you it can get, and the apps it has on it can make 
calls and spend your money without you even knowing it!  Well fuck that - 
it's as good as trash.  Unfortunately, it's one of those ones you cannot get 
root access to, so you can't put something other than Android crap on it. I 
tried checking out the google store, more mineware. piece of useless shit


"Anonymous Remailer (austria)" <mixmaster@remailer.privacy.at> wrote in 
message news:4038563154bf3bc284ed073b86037e48@remailer.privacy.at...
>
>
> Tim Watts <tw_use...@dionic.net> [TW]:
> TW> I took last month. And there's no Internet down the pub where will
> TW> will meet for beer."
> TW>
> TW> 1) Google Drive: I can mark a whole bunch of stuff for offline
> TW> access - let it sync and off I go.
> TW> ...
> TW> So Google Drive does it right (TM) but with all the problems that
> TW> it's not secure
>
> I 've seen business laptops for salespeople that used a combination of
> encfs + Google Drive (along with a modicum of webdav) to securely
> share/upload company content. Check whether encfs clients are
> available on the non-linux platforms. Google Drive + encfs might then
> be a good solution.
>
> Encfs makes GD security/privacy concerns a non issue.
>
> P.S. I wouldn't trust those phone/tablets/chromebooks with
> highly sensitive data. For family photos, the occasional video and a
> songs collection they might be OK, for anything else...
> 

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#14099

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-16 18:10 +0000
Message-ID<mtijtb-rti.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14097
On 16/03/15 17:55, John F wrote:
> I have one of those android tablets laying around with a dead battery and
> dust all over it.  It's just a piece of mineware - all it wants is evey bit
> of information about you it can get, and the apps it has on it can make
> calls and spend your money without you even knowing it!  Well fuck that -
> it's as good as trash.  Unfortunately, it's one of those ones you cannot get
> root access to, so you can't put something other than Android crap on it. I
> tried checking out the google store, more mineware. piece of useless shit
>

You must be very unlucky.

I have had 5 android devices in the house and none of them ripped me off.

Yes, there's no denying Google are mining some of your information, but 
why not just say that instead of trolling?

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#14130

From"John F" <j@j.ii>
Date2015-03-17 13:55 -0700
Message-ID<mea498$urp$1@jefelex.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#14099
"Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message 
news:mtijtb-rti.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
> On 16/03/15 17:55, John F wrote:
>> I have one of those android tablets laying around with a dead battery and
>> dust all over it.  It's just a piece of mineware - all it wants is evey 
>> bit
>> of information about you it can get, and the apps it has on it can make
>> calls and spend your money without you even knowing it!  Well fuck that -
>> it's as good as trash.  Unfortunately, it's one of those ones you cannot 
>> get
>> root access to, so you can't put something other than Android crap on it. 
>> I
>> tried checking out the google store, more mineware. piece of useless shit
>>
>
> You must be very unlucky.
>
> I have had 5 android devices in the house and none of them ripped me off.
>
> Yes, there's no denying Google are mining some of your information, but 
> why not just say that instead of trolling?
>

First - let me apologize for top posting - I did not realize I had done that 
until after I had sent the message (at work, with stupid OE to post with)
Second - I don't feel I got ripped off, I bought it, and it still works 
fine, but it unerves me to have a device like that (it does not have a cell 
phone module) that would if it could, make phone calls and send messages 
that I did not authorize it to send, but notwithstanding, the fact that I 
have to shut off the gps module and specifically disable a lot of it's 
functionality just so it will not send google information about me that I do 
not specifically authorize it to collect. I have my home systems locked down 
so that no info about me is sent without me knowing about it (if I know 
about it, that's a different matter) (and as they say "I have nothing to 
hide") but the whole commercialism is just rotten 

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#14131

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-17 21:15 +0000
Message-ID<s3imtb-nfu.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14130
On 17/03/15 20:55, John F wrote:
>
> First - let me apologize for top posting - I did not realize I had done that
> until after I had sent the message (at work, with stupid OE to post with)
> Second - I don't feel I got ripped off, I bought it, and it still works
> fine, but it unerves me to have a device like that (it does not have a cell
> phone module) that would if it could, make phone calls and send messages
> that I did not authorize it to send, but notwithstanding, the fact that I
> have to shut off the gps module and specifically disable a lot of it's
> functionality just so it will not send google information about me that I do
> not specifically authorize it to collect. I have my home systems locked down
> so that no info about me is sent without me knowing about it (if I know
> about it, that's a different matter) (and as they say "I have nothing to
> hide") but the whole commercialism is just rotten

It's a perfectly reasonably observation.

Google do have great stuff - but it's (mostly) free and when it's free, 
you're not the user, you're the product!


It's a balance. I use Google Calendar because:

1) It's bloody good - way better than Hoarde etc al.

2) I do not have much I call sensitive going in it.

But I run my own email and file servers because:

1) Both have sensitive data;

2) Email is handled *exactly* as well with exim+dovecot as Gmail can 
manage (because there's not shortage of email clients for any platform).

However, as what started this thread, the file servers do have a problem 
because there is (as yet) no network server/cleint app combo that is as 
nice on a semi connected device as Google Drive, Dropbox and several others.


Regarding the apps being able to do random stuff:

1) There is a strong case of "Caveat Userus" - User Beware. The system 
confirms wiht you if it is OK for an app to do X Y and Z - but you get 
sod all choice.

A better model would have been:

You get to tick the boxes you want. If it blows the app up, fair enough.

One example - I will not use the official Facebook app since it started 
asking to use the microphone - bloody cheeky bunch of bastards.


2) But *most* of the time, it works OK.

3) But occasionally, like with unofficial apps and SnapChat, the users 
got burned as their naked butts and danglies got slapped all over the 
Internet.


I tend to manage by staying in the 1+2 zone, but 3 IS quite worrying as 
it could be my kids. It's hard to stay on top of everything.

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#14133

From"John F" <j@j.ii>
Date2015-03-17 16:17 -0700
Message-ID<meacjf$3a4$1@jefelex.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#14131
"Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message 
news:s3imtb-nfu.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
> On 17/03/15 20:55, John F wrote:
>
> It's a perfectly reasonably observation.
>
> However, as what started this thread, the file servers do have a problem 
> because there is (as yet) no network server/cleint app combo that is as 
> nice on a semi connected device as Google Drive, Dropbox and several 
> others.
>
>
Actually, I thought the Ubuntu cloud app was a step in the right direction - 
it's just too bad they ended development of it (it did need a lot of work to 
be really effective)  I used it a lot back when I could, but now it is 
gone - I use dropbox now, but only the web interface. (plus about 6 others, 
Mega, Filecloud, etc) but I don't trust any of their desktop apps - just use 
the web interface, and put nothing there that is important or sensitive, and 
always keep your prime copy on your own system. As far as concurrent 
editting a remote file, I don't have much experience with that, if I edit 
the file, then it is editted. (usually, recordings from our band - but I'd 
be kinda flattered if someone wanted to steal them!)

> Regarding the apps being able to do random stuff:
>
> 1) There is a strong case of "Caveat Userus" - User Beware. The system 
> confirms wiht you if it is OK for an app to do X Y and Z - but you get sod 
> all choice.
>
> A better model would have been:
>
> You get to tick the boxes you want. If it blows the app up, fair enough.
>
> One example - I will not use the official Facebook app since it started 
> asking to use the microphone - bloody cheeky bunch of bastards.
>
>
> 2) But *most* of the time, it works OK.
>
> 3) But occasionally, like with unofficial apps and SnapChat, the users got 
> burned as their naked butts and danglies got slapped all over the 
> Internet.
>
>
> I tend to manage by staying in the 1+2 zone, but 3 IS quite worrying as it 
> could be my kids. It's hard to stay on top of everything.
>

My main beef with the whole thing is that there is so so so much 
advertizing, I don't want to see it - period. It urks me that my adult 
children have to deal with all this, and they don't have a lifetime of 
experience to learn how to filter out the wheat from the chaff so to speak.

I don't use that tablet anymore - cant be bothered when there is so little 
point. - I hate being tracked, I like being in control of my system, and I 
need a bigger screen to see what I am looking at anyway. - if I could root 
the device and put some distro other than android on it, then I would 
because it would make a great little coffee shop computer, but not as it is 
now, 

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#14138

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-18 08:15 +0000
Message-ID<kpontb-i13.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14133
On 17/03/15 23:17, John F wrote:

> My main beef with the whole thing is that there is so so so much
> advertizing, I don't want to see it - period.

I'm afraid that is part of the deal for having so much of the stuff for 
"free" (as in no purchase fee).

Android is free, a lot of good apps are free, and lots of services, even 
if you and I don't trust them, are free.

Not really reasonable to expect that to happen without some payback?

I wonder, if there was a "zero gather, zero ad" version of Android, how 
much it would actually cost? And given you get updates, it would 
probably be a year on year cost too.

> It urks me that my adult
> children have to deal with all this, and they don't have a lifetime of
> experience to learn how to filter out the wheat from the chaff so to speak.

Not as much as it gets me that if you pay for Sky sat TV in the UK, it's 
still full of ads. Not that I do - but I am amazed people tolerate this. 
And they complain about the BBC TV license fee!!

> I don't use that tablet anymore - cant be bothered when there is so little
> point. - I hate being tracked, I like being in control of my system, and I
> need a bigger screen to see what I am looking at anyway. - if I could root
> the device and put some distro other than android on it, then I would
> because it would make a great little coffee shop computer, but not as it is
> now,

All fair enough - you still have a choice thanks to linux and *BSD :)

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#14143

From"John F" <j@j.ii>
Date2015-03-18 09:02 -0700
Message-ID<mec7hd$pae$1@jefelex.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#14138
"Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message 
news:kpontb-i13.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
> On 17/03/15 23:17, John F wrote:

> I'm afraid that is part of the deal for having so much of the stuff for 
> "free" (as in no purchase fee).
>

Ya - but I paid $$ for the tablet - I guess that only includes circuits, 
screen, battery and plastic case!

> I wonder, if there was a "zero gather, zero ad" version of Android, how 
> much it would actually cost? And given you get updates, it would probably 
> be a year on year cost too.

it might be worth paying for - especially if you have a telephone contract - 
you are paying them month by month, you'd expect that it would then not 
require ads

> Not as much as it gets me that if you pay for Sky sat TV in the UK, it's 
> still full of ads. Not that I do - but I am amazed people tolerate this. 
> And they complain about the BBC TV license fee!!
>
I pay for Telus satellite TV and it's just the same here in Canada - almost 
as many ads as program (I record the programs and skip commercials)

>
> All fair enough - you still have a choice thanks to linux and *BSD :)
>

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#14144

FromTim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net>
Date2015-03-18 16:14 +0000
Message-ID<3skotb-co.ln1@squidward.dionic.net>
In reply to#14143
On 18/03/15 16:02, John F wrote:
> "Tim Watts" <tw_usenet@dionic.net> wrote in message
> news:kpontb-i13.ln1@squidward.dionic.net...
>> On 17/03/15 23:17, John F wrote:
>
>> I'm afraid that is part of the deal for having so much of the stuff for
>> "free" (as in no purchase fee).
>>
>
> Ya - but I paid $$ for the tablet - I guess that only includes circuits,
> screen, battery and plastic case!

You can buy a PC - but by the time you've loaded it up with Windows, 
Office etc you'll have paid as much again.

Unless you go the FOSS route.

Now that's the interesting thing - Android is not really a FOSS 
community. Android itself mostly is (although Samsung et al may put 
closed bits in).

Virtually no apps (even free ones) are FOSS which I found utterly alien 
and very strange.

And Android is generally bundled closed coupled with Google and they 
need ads in your eyeballs...


It's an unusual model - that's for sure.


>> I wonder, if there was a "zero gather, zero ad" version of Android, how
>> much it would actually cost? And given you get updates, it would probably
>> be a year on year cost too.
>
> it might be worth paying for - especially if you have a telephone contract -
> you are paying them month by month, you'd expect that it would then not
> require ads
>
>> Not as much as it gets me that if you pay for Sky sat TV in the UK, it's
>> still full of ads. Not that I do - but I am amazed people tolerate this.
>> And they complain about the BBC TV license fee!!
>>
> I pay for Telus satellite TV and it's just the same here in Canada - almost
> as many ads as program (I record the programs and skip commercials)
>
>>
>> All fair enough - you still have a choice thanks to linux and *BSD :)
>>
>
>

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