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Beta-testing SparkleShareBeta-testing SparkleSharePosted Sep 16, 2010 13:12 UTC (Thu) by n8willis (editor, #43041)In reply to: Beta-testing SparkleShare by AlexHudson Parent article: Beta-testing SparkleShare
| I have private data in it, syncing to a private git repo over SSH.
That may be possible if you know the steps, but people still need to understand the difference between SparkleShare's primary use case and Dropbox's. Particularly because, as I pointed out, the documentation does not help users set up a private repo. Hopefully that will change.
|You do not need to register for an account on one of these services.
The documentation says otherwise (3.1, 4.1). If that isn't accurate, it really needs fixing.
Thanks,
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Beta-testing SparkleShare Posted Sep 16, 2010 13:45 UTC (Thu) by AlexHudson (subscriber, #41828) [Link]
The parts of the document you reference are the instructions for interfacing with {GitHub, Gitorious} - it doesn't say anywhere that they are required. There is no fix required there.
Given that it's a source-only beta release at the moment of course there will be parts of the documents that are unclear. It's also not terribly hard to discover though, you just put a URI in the box it provides, which is the first option.
Saying over and over that it's no good for private data just doesn't cut it.
Beta-testing SparkleShare Posted Sep 16, 2010 14:19 UTC (Thu) by n8willis (editor, #43041) [Link]
| "3.1. How do I set up SparkleShare with Gitorious?
| | First off, get an account on Gitorious if you don't already have one. 8< | 4.1. How do I set up SparkleShare with Github? | | First off, get an account on Github if you don't already have one."
That's what it says. You're free, however, to interpret it to mean whatever you like.
Nate
Beta-testing SparkleShare Posted Sep 16, 2010 16:57 UTC (Thu) by AlexHudson (subscriber, #41828) [Link]
Sure, you have to set up an account on one of those services if you want to use those services. SparkleShare doesn't require you to use those services. That's a clear difference that the article smudges.
Beta-testing SparkleShare Posted Sep 17, 2010 21:29 UTC (Fri) by n8willis (editor, #43041) [Link]
It mentions both the GNOME and external Git repository support multiple times. If you didn't catch it, I apologize, but it's certainly there.
Nate
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