[GRLUG] "real men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it ; ) "

[john-thomas richards]

On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 05:26:23PM -0500, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 5:19 PM, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 05:08:59PM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> >> What's in it for us?
> >
> > I was wondering that, too.  Is this business data or personal data?
> > Regardless, what would motivate people to do this?  Altruism?
> > Philanthropy?  If this is Rosetta Code stuff, I can see why, but if it's
> > personal my guess is most people wouldn't care to help you.
> 
> Yes, it's for Rosetta Code stuff. However, the technical side of the
> equation could be useful for businesses, and it's this technical side
> I wanted to explore.

I agree that it's an intriguing idea.  It doesn't seem practical for
most businesses but I think it could work for an organization like
Rosetta Code.
-- 
john-thomas
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