Cloud backup before cloud computing: UbuntuOne of the KDE System

The significance of UbuntuOne is to implement cloud backup before cloud computing. It can be simply understood as synchronization, or even a network disk. From a blog post by a KUbuntu developer, we will see the first version of Ubuntuone worth looking forward. Before reading these features, let's take a look at some basic concepts of Ubuntuone. What exactly is UbuntuOne? Ubuntu one is a network service launched by the company Canonical behind Ubuntu. This server

The significance of Ubuntu One is to implement cloud backup before cloud computing. It can be simply understood as synchronization, or even an online disk. From a blog post by a KUbuntu developer, we will see the first version of Ubuntu one worth looking forward. Before reading these features, let's take a look at some basic concepts of Ubuntu one.

What is Ubuntu One?

Ubuntu One is a network service launched by the company Canonical behind Ubuntu. This service can store your files, synchronize them on multiple computers, and share these files with friends. You only need to specify the Email address of the user you want to share. The user www.linuxidc.com will be invited to an Email. After being verified, the file will automatically appear in the "Shared With Me" folder.

This service looks very similar to other popular online storage websites, like DropBox [2]. The current situation is that the charges for Ubuntu One (Professional Edition) are higher than those for Dropbox, And the DropBox client itself supports Linux. Some people think that using Ubuntu as a client is meaningless. However, if you recognize the following facts, you may change your mind:

1) not just backup: online storage and file synchronization are only One aspect of Ubuntu One. Although it is still in Beta, One of the ultimate goals of Ubuntu One is to integrate into each program so that users can easily back up, store, retrieve, or share specific information with others. Everything is similar to MobileMe.

2) cloud computing is the Future: RMS may not like it, but in the future, desktop operating systems will provide some form of cloud services with desktop clients. Therefore, mainstream Linux versions such as Ubuntu must be changed in evolution. There are many ways to expand new users of the Linux release, and we also need to take positive steps to make users use their computers in a synchronous manner.

3) Future Ubuntu Development Fund: perhaps the most important thing for Cononical is to raise funds from different channels for future Ubuntu development. Ubuntu is becoming more and more popular, and money is spent for this purpose. We raise funds by selling cups, T-shirts, or providing paid support services, but this is not enough. Ubuntu is still supported by Mark Shuttleworth's initial 10 million emergency funds. If the Ubuntu One service can have enough paying users, the future development of Ubuntu will have a financial source. Maybe this is a win-win outcome for you and me.

The significance of Ubuntu One is to implement cloud backup before cloud computing. It can be simply understood as synchronization, or even an online disk. Since it is synchronization, there is a client and the cloud, the client is the ubuntu one-client-gnome that needs to be installed, and we can see it after logging on to the cloud.

In the past few months, I have the opportunity to attend Google's summer Developer Conference. I came out with the KDE Desktop System with Ubuntu one. I want to use it to get twice the result with half the effort. Now I need to find someone who is willing to maintain it. Now that the Google summer developer conference is over, I will continue to focus on Kubuntu development. Developers all over the world are the reason why I like to maintain Ubuntu one.

However, let me first describe the features that are worth looking forward to in the first version of Ubuntu one.

Figure: Ubuntu one startup button page

It is basically composed of a large number of libraries that can accelerate the creation and improvement of various client programs. In fact, I guess all the code will generate a library or a part of the library. I will elaborate on the technologies used here. Using these useful library files, I can create many visual applications, including Ubuntu one on the system desktop.