[rsync]

"Their backend is AWS, and so the cost reflects that."

A few things ...

I love your website and domain name, etc. I wish more people operated like this.

I want very much not to mention, or have anyone else discuss, (other competitors) because this is your HN frontpage day.

... so I will just quickly clarify: rsync.net (which predates AWS) has always run on our own hardware that we assemble ourselves. Also, we have no cold storage option or functions - we only provide live, online, random access storage.

... and now let's return to zfs.rent and their day in the sun :)

[radious_co]

Ooh I'm starstruck - Yeah, I confused rsync.net with tarsnap oof my bad haha. My apologies

[kencausey]

Thanks for acknowledging your mistake. I also have a tendency to conflate rsync.net and tarsnap as I believe I learned about them at about the same time. This is despite having 2 clients to whom I have recommended rsync.net and whose backup I check each and every day.

[abtinf]

You might not fully appreciate how graciously rsync handled this: they could have trivially won a lawsuit against you. Had you made this kind of mistake about another company’s offering, and they discovered it, you might expect to hear from lawyers very quickly.

Avoid making comments about competitors unless you are certain it is the truth.

[jodrellblank]

What lawsuit could they trivially win for an internet comment saying "their backend is AWS"?