Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-26 Thread svhaab

is the 50 GB Mediafire free?


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-24 Thread myself600

Anyone, please?


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-24 Thread myself600
 Isn't the transfer speed much too low in order to actually use 30 tb of  
space?


How can I know if I doesn't get the chance to test their service? Last night  
I tested Baidu Pan, and the upload speed (using BCloud) was ~180kB/s, while  
the download (using JDownloader) was 1-2MB/s. However, as of today both  
speeds are terribly slow.


 That said, you're encryption scheme might be safe today; but who can  
predict how things are going to develop in, let's say, 20 years?


I'm mainly going to upload data that doesn't need security such as movies, tv  
series, and various other things that takes a lot of space but otherwise  
isn't too valuable. I originally intended to create a cloud storage that I  
can mount via Files as a virtual drive, format it as an encrypted filesystem,  
and use it as an additional storage. Now I see that this isn't possible and  
there's no universal free software client that can encrypt my data on-the-fly  
without syncing it first.


http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/173108-researchers-crack-the-worlds-toughest-encryption-by-listening-to-the-tiny-sounds-made-by-your-computers-cpu

 What computional power will those companies have by then?

Quantum computers, maybe?

http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/03/the-nsa-is-racing-to-build-a-quantum-computer-capable-of-cracking-strong-encryption/

 Once uploaded, you can never take your data back for sure.

Yep, I learned this from Facebook.



Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-24 Thread myself600
I just discovered why was the download speed so slow. I used the Copy Link  
function instead of Share, which generates a much longer URL that's very slow  
(somewhere below 100kB/s) to download. Don't know why is this happening.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-23 Thread taiji_tao
Scratching my head on this one...wondering why it seems this forum is getting  
so many strange posts and requests as of late!


Or am I the only one that finds it strange.  


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-23 Thread myself600
What's so stange about my request? Since I'm a free software user, I don't  
think my question is completely unrelated. I've seen stranger things like  
sharing cat photos and alike.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-23 Thread myself600

Hello willcoderwang!

Please share your public GnuPG key either here or using my profile contact  
form. Once I recieve it, I will send you an encrypted message containing the  
information necessary for the registration process. Thank you in advance.




Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-23 Thread tomlukeywood

this one is apparently very reliable and it has 8TB of storage and $260
http://www.storagereview.com/seagate_archive_hdd_review_8tb


so i guess you could get two of these or more if you have the money

8TB isn’t bad

i think you will have a hard time finding affordable cloud storage that gives  
you 36TB


i personally think your best option is to host it yourself


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-23 Thread myself600
Thanks for the tip. I'm still in the phase when I'm just toying with various  
cloud storage providers and trying to find a reliable way to do this for  
free. However, if I have to pay for the storage, I'll rather buy the hardware  
by myself than paying a monthly rental fee, that's for sure.


[Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
This is a little off-topic question, but I'll explain it below. Currently I'm  
trying various cloud storage services (ideally, I would like to create an  
encrypted webdisk that I can access through WebDAV using Nautilus/Files) to  
replace my 50 GB Mediafire account. I've already managed to get A 2 TB  
storage on Baidu Pan (see here), and I've also stumbled upon Qihoo 360 which  
offers 36 TB space for free, but there's a catch. I need a Chinese phone  
number (with +86 prefix) in order to pass the SMS verification process. I've  
found one such number here but that's already banned. Once the SMS has been  
sent, I have 120 seconds to insert the 6 digit verification code to proceed  
with registration. So my question is: Is there someone who can help me out?


In return, (if I manage to) I can upgrade your account to 36 TB using the  
official Android/Windows clients so you can avoid the need to use proprietary  
software. In case someone's interested, please contact me using the form on  
my profile page (please share your public GnuPG key beforehand so we can  
communicate securely - mine is available on my profile page).


Account registration (in Chinese):
http://yunpan.360.cn/reg



Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread tomlukeywood

for cloud services i recommend owncloud
owncloud is a libre cloud server that you can run yourself

the data is stored locally so you can have fully control over it and can  
encrypt it etc


using a libreboot machine would be good as can literly encrypt everything


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread maestro
Everything is perfect and we live in a beautiful world! People are awesome.  
And the world is just one big community. In fact these days it is very  
natural and normal that companies offer you 36 TB of space for free. That is  
because they love us! They love us so much that they work hard and spend a  
lot of time and money to provide us with every sort of commodity for free.  
How nice is that!


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
I know, I'm already using ownCloud with OpenMailBox, but it only has 1GB of  
free storage. I'm searching a way to get more without the need of building a  
NAS (low security as hard drives tend to wear out after few years of use) or  
paying for cloud storage (don't like monthly payments).




Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
I'm feeling your sarcasm here, but who cares if I'm going to encrypt all my  
uploaded files?


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread onpon4
You know, there's probably a reason you're not seeing a lot of people  
offering 36 TB of storage gratis. ;) I don't know how much it costs to  
provide that amount of space, but it's probably pretty expensive. Start  
offering that amount of space to, say, 1000 people, and the cost is going to  
go through the roof. And that's just the up-front cost, not even counting  
maintenance costs. These guys offering 36 TB of gratis storage probably can't  
actually provide that amount of storage for everybody, probably don't do  
anything to prevent data loss, and almost certainly have an ulterior motive.


Honestly, I think you would do well to just find someone offering however  
much space you need for a cost, preferably someone who accepts bitcoin or  
cash. Or you could set up your own OwnCloud server.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
Also, what's the difference when using an ownCloud based service? That  
doesn't give me anything more security-wise.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600

I just want to test the service. Is there something bad with that?

Also, AFAIK they're using data deduplication to offer that much space.



Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread willcoderwang

I'm Chinese.
I never use a NetDisk or cloud.
I believe uploading data to someone else's machines is a bad way to go.
I don't trust others' servers, especially some big companys.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread onpon4
I didn't say ownCloud based service, I was suggesting setting up your own  
server.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread tomlukeywood

out of interest why do you need 36TB of space?

are you backing up the internet??


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
Ah, ok. :) But that's too much hassle especially as there's no good way to  
check for filesystem errors like on Windows. I've lost all my data once using  
fsck, and I'm having a bad luck with hard drives dying too soon. I'm simply  
more comfortable and safe backing up my data to multiple online storage  
services than just rely on my own.


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
Why not? It seems to be enough for everything I want (movies, disc images,  
hdd backups, etc.).


I already bought an external 2.5 Samsung USB 3.0 HDD less than 2 years ago,  
which was mainly intended for system backups, and while it was new when I  
bought it, it already started to show signs of wear by making that clicking  
noise. SSDs are still way too expensive for storage purposes. Also, having my  
data not tied to my home is a plus. Anyway, a few terabytes of storage is  
still somehow limited if, lets say, a highly-compressed TV series eats 90 GB  
worth of disk space.




Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread nuevodesorden

;)


Re: [Trisquel-users] Is anyone here from China?

2015-04-22 Thread myself600
I know that the title cloud storage is misleading, but I don't know what's  
the correct term to use. I personally prefer something like webdisk, web  
storage, or virtual drive.