Re: [Storagesync] Storagesync Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1

"Fei Song" <fsong@bjtu.edu.cn> Fri, 04 December 2015 03:07 UTC

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From: Fei Song <fsong@bjtu.edu.cn>
To: Fran?ois Kooman <fkooman@tuxed.net>, Michiel de Jong <mbdejong@mozilla.com>
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Subject: Re: [Storagesync] Storagesync Digest, Vol 5, Issue 1
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Hi

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Fei Song
>On 12/03/2015 10:52 AM, Michiel de Jong wrote:
>> I think we should not (try to) pick one protocol - https://xkcd.com/927/
>
>Saying that after writing your own spec ;)
>
>> I think sync *clients* should be "protocol polyglots" in the same way as
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instant_messaging_clients#Protocol_support
>
>Because it worked so well for messaging clients? Yeah, I guess it works
>if you live in the year 2000 and don't care about file transfer, voice,
>video, offline messaging, receive notifications, sending pictures, group
>chats, sync between devices, usable encryption, stickers and the holy
>grail: federation. Is this not solved by Signal nowadays?

+1, more applications and requirements appear, more clients will be created.
However, these new clients will trigger the process of standard design as well and hope new standard could reduce the workloads


>
>In theory it is a great idea and I'd agree with you, but in practice not
>so much. KISS is key here. I'd recommend building on technology that is
>already there, working and proven and free!
>
>Cheers,
>Fran?ois
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