The nice thing about a workgroup is you can connect to it whenever/wherever, without picking thru items and installing stuff. You just connect, see what's there, give it a try.
But such a thing would have to be moderated and maintained, plus secure. This kind of sharing is one of the untapped advantages of Softimage, it drives me crazy that netview is just sitting there unused... On Jan 17, 2013, at 11:22 AM, olivier jeannel <[email protected]> wrote: > A survival kit à Rray.de sounds better imho. That's where we all go, no ? > > > Le 17/01/2013 16:45, Stefan Kubicek a écrit : >> I like the initiative, but what would be the advantage over rray.de? >> >> >> >> >>> 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 <[email protected]> >>> >>>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>> <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> 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. ~~ >
