S3 API vs AWS

2021-02-28 Thread Mark Clark via use-livecode
Since I posted the enhancement request for a non-AWS S3 endpoint, thought I might chime in a bit on S3. I worked with AB and Harsha (founders of Minio) in a past life when they were at Gluster (acquired by RedHat) and I was at a company called Compellent (acquired by DELL). Knowing those two I

Re: S3 Compatible?

2021-02-28 Thread Tom Glod via use-livecode
Hi Andre, Monte mentioned above that he didn't know about it at the time he created the library, and I guess no one needed it badly enough to request a feature enhancement until September 24, 2020 I can't even imagine the number of things a development platform like lc must keep track of to stay

Re: S3 Compatible?

2021-02-28 Thread Andre Garzia via use-livecode
I think that a consequence of the popularity of S3 REST API was overlooked by the LC HQ when they designed the AWS library. Many of the AWS APIs were copied by other competing products so that they'd become a turn-key replacement for AWS. It is much easier to push your company's backuping solution