On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:22 AM, John R Pierce <pie...@hogranch.com> wrote:
> On 08/07/11 1:46 AM, Fernando Pianegiani wrote: > >> how do you explain the services of file hosting? By those services >> millions of persons free-load pictures, videos, text, GBs of data, etc.. I >> think that what I asked is quite similar, that is the use of a piece of >> remote hardware where to have free software installed. The difference in my >> opinion is in the fact that I implicitly asked also for the use of a free >> operating system, but not in the hardware or in its maintenance. >> > > that stuff is usually advertising supported. many of those 'free' file > hosting systems charge to let people download at reasonable speeds, and make > the download process painful for freeloaders. or, like Google Picasa's > image service, they charge if you use more than a couple gigabytes. how > do you attach advertising to a user programmed tomcat server with a postgres > database? This is an interesting question for people who want to develop business in the field of the cloud. > > > > > -- > john r pierce N 37, W 122 > santa cruz ca mid-left coast > >
