Hi, I believe what Owncloud uses for syncing is only webdav, thus making it pretty open to any solutions you come up with in your client side.
On 2 April 2016 at 17:43, Wayne Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > this is a good point, Rodney. I also dont' want gigs of crap going to my > phone. I want just only contacts/calendar and select files and the ability > to do a backup of said files. > > owncloud again solves all this doesn't it? > > I imagine from the lack of support in here for owncloud that the licensing > of owncloud is not purely 'free'? Otherwise, i can't figure out why there > wouldn't be more focus on using the owncloud project to speed up stuff... > there has been tremendous development. > > but I'm just one man who thinks out loud... > > > > > On 16-04-01 06:45 PM, Rodney Dawes wrote: > > I don't think syncing is the answer. For example, I am using 400 GB of > space in my home directory on my workstation. That's more than 10 times > the total amount of space my phone has. It would obviously be > impossible to sync it. > > What I want is not syncing. It is access and caching of certain more > important things, like contacts/calendar. I don't need to copy all my > data to my phone, because I don't need it all the time. > > I certainly don't want sync services killing battery and eating data > all the time trying to keep things synchronized, when it's not really > necessary. > > > On Fri, 2016-04-01 at 23:34 +0100, Wayne Ward wrote: > > I just read a post before about the sync stuff > I agree that the system should now have a cloud sync option without > the > messing about with rsync and messy owncloud etc > why did they drop ubuntu one? > it worked for one and people like me are prepared to pay for space... > like other platforms you should be able to log in and sync > data > music > calendars > contacts > bookmarks > tasks > app data > > including back up if required.. > > people get 2 gig free and of course they need more so pay a small fee > for more space... > if we cant have ubuntu one why not get a small team integrating sync > options ie owncloud and google cloud services as it seems to me a lot > of people are asking how to do this and its messy?... is it on the > list > of things to do or waiting for people to develop this? as i think you > now have tablet / server / phone / computer desktop / laptop desktop > and no sync between these - i think in todays way of mobile and > computing this is part and parcel of every platform > > thoughts please? > > Wayne Ward > > > > > > > > -- > Wayne Taylor > REALTOR > > METRO EDGE REALTY > 305-11331 Coppersmith Way, > Richmond BC V7A 5J9 > > c: 778-846-7357 > o: 778-888-3888 > e: [email protected] www.waynetaylor.ca > > ++++IMPORTANT+++++++++++ > > --> Why does my email look funny? <-- > Because I'm serious about protecting your private communication with > unbreakable security using free PGP encryption technology. Want to get > started now? Click here. http://waynetaylor.ca/pgp-protection/ > > --> Not using PGP? <-- > That's your risk/choice and for you here is the standard disclaimer: > "This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not > waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of > this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended > recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please > advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately." > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Tm_T, Jussi Kekkonen Ubuntu/KDE developer [email protected]
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