On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 07:11:30PM +0200, ab...@email.it wrote: > I don't understand. Why Firefox should use Ubuntu One and instead Chromium > can use its own sync service? > > > > You made me remember another point in favor of Firefox: its sync service is > much more privacy-friendly. Firefox Sync encrypts data not only on Mozilla's > servers, but also on the client side. So you and only you can access your > private data. > > > > Anyway, there used to be Firefox bookmarks synchronization in Ubuntu One > (see for example > http://www.webupd8.org/2010/04/ubuntuone-adds-firefox-bookmarks.html). I > guess it wouldn't be difficult to reintegrate it. > > > > And, ironically, the Ubuntu community has more control on Firefox Sync, > where Mozilla's servers are opensource and you can run your own server > (http://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync.html), than on Ubuntu One, > as Canonical's servers are closed source > (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntuone-servers/+bug/375272).
Putting aside points regarding "evil company controlling your data" (implied or
otherwise) and just focusing on user experience alone, consider these two
scenarios:
Scenario A (unified sync service)
1. User sets up Ubuntu system
2. User sets up $sync_service, where $sync_service could be U1, Dropbox,
owncloud, sparkleshare, or whatever else you want.
3. All apps automatically get synced across.
Scenario B (every app has its own sync service):
1. User sets up Ubuntu system
2. User sets up $sync_service for syncing files
3. User chooses a $browser. User has to set up syncing for the said browser.
4. User also needs to set up syncing for Tomboy, or Gnote, or whatever
note-taking app they use.
5. Ditto for email, if they use a desktop email solution.
6. And what about contacts
Speaking as an Ubuntu user, I think scenario A seems a lot simpler, and we
should probably strive to achieve that. U1's server-side component not being
open enough is something that would really be nice to have fixed, though.
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Kind regards,
Loong Jin
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