One could also upload malicious files up to Dropbox and they would spread to all those who share the folder, right? Does not sound very safe.
2013/1/17 Eugen Sares <softim...@keyvis.at> > If we use dropbox we have to make damn sure nobody removes items others > might be needing, which can happen by accident (I don't expect acts of > sabotage). > > Also, what if someone updates his own tools, with some changes in > functionality that break downward compatibility? > Oder versions must remain accessible. We can't afford f*ing up other > people's production pipelines. > We could create another workgroup folder for every version that gets > uploaded, inside the uploader's personal folder. > Use the newer version? Disconnect from the old, connect to the new folder. > > But maybe it would be better to copy the stuff we need to some local > offline workgroup. Might be too risky otherwise. > > > Btw., does dropbox have any options to set write permissions? > > > > Am 17.01.2013 10:22, schrieb Thomas Volkmann: > > A dropbox-workgroup (or a workgroup on a FTP) that you can just connect > to (or make a local copy and get updates every now and then) would be > awesome. > I think just having tools on a FTP is not a real advantage over rray.de, > because you don't have any previews or descriptions for the tools (other > than just to connect to a workgroup, where you can just try stuff, because > it's already installed). > A community workgroup could add a community menu where you select users > to see their tools... like this: > > user-tools > - userFoo > - exporters > - rigging stuff > - .... > - userBar > - exporters > - animation helpers > - whatever > - userFnord > - curve tools > - make-awesome tools > - whatever > > And maybe a similar structure for ICE/Render compounds. > That way a user can maintain his own section and will probably not break > some other stuff. Since I never created any AddOns: is it enough to have a > folder structure inside the addon-folder of the workgroup and place stuff > there, or is a file in InstalledAddons where you register all that stuff > necessary as well? > Anyway, I think if we could get something like that going, it would be > the shit! > Personally I would probably connect to it every now and then, check some > stuff and take the tools I like into my personal workgroup. And of course > upload some of my new tools to the community workgroup. > > cheers, > Thomas > > > Gene Crucean <emailgeneonthel...@gmail.com> <emailgeneonthel...@gmail.com>hat > am 17. Januar 2013 um 09:07 geschrieben: > > Why not just a good ol fashioned FTP? > > > I'll offer one up to *this* list and 3DPro (Be careful who you give it > to. Adults get access): > host: genecrucean.com > user: softimage > pass: Add0n555 > > I have lots of space and unlimited bandwidth... but if it gets abused, > I'll just take it down. > > What do you guys think about this? It would need a decent > naming/directory structure so it didn't become a huge mess. > > Maybe something like: > > - Task > - Author > - Addon/Plugin/Script > - Versions > > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:41 PM, Jason S <jasonsta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Don't know why I often put extra "buts" in my sentances, > in this case we were essentially saying the same thing :) > > > > On 16/01/2013 11:42 PM, Jason S wrote: > > Ya! but maybe like a common XSI_SAMPLES_DUMP Database, > to which we could then make like a more refined/finished DB out of that, > > > > > -- > Gene Crucean - Emmy winning - Oscar nominated VFX Supervisor / iOS-OSX > Developer / Filmmaker / Photographer > ** *Freelance for hire* ** > www.genecrucean.com > > ~~ Please use my website's contact form on www.genecrucean.com for any > personal emails. Thanks. I may not get them at this address. ~~ > > > > > > -- Gustavo E Boehs http://www.gustavoeb.com.br/blog
