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by dfc 4886 days ago
I asked a question about the merits of using dropbox and git and I specifically asked what I was moissing. How can a question "be wrong"? You have yet to answer what Dropbox+git offers that git+backup system does not.

I cannot access my repository from a remote host? I am guessing that you run windows, I don't. I can ssh into any machine that I need to access.
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UnoriginalGuy 4886 days ago
> How can a question "be wrong"?

The question was misinformation. Git within its self doesn't offer a centralised storage system.

The question implied it did. You didn't ask for a comparison, you implied there was no comparison to be made because Git already had it all.

> You have yet to answer what Dropbox+git offers that git+backup system does not.

Nothing. Same thing.

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dfc 4886 days ago
> The question was misinformation.

Please tell me where the "misinformation" is in the following question:

  What does dropbox add that you don't get from git?[1] And/or with git and a
  decent backup system(tarsnap/duplicity/rsync)? It seems like a lot of extra
  overhead and data privacy concerns for little gain. What am I missing?
And while we are at it please explain how I did not ask for a comparison?

As far as "git does not offer a centralized storage system" goes, Scott Chacon seems to disagree with you:

"If you have a small team or are already comfortable with a centralized workflow in your company or team, you can easily continue using that workflow with Git. Simply set up a single repository, and give everyone on your team push access[1]"

You did not mention if you are a windows user. I imagine that you are if you are not aware of the options to run your own git server. Of the many ways to set up a git server that are presented in Pro Git[2] my favorite is gitolite[3]. But there are lots of other ways, I recommend you take a look at the the options for yourself.

[1] http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Distributed-Workf...

[2] http://git-scm.com/book/en/Git-on-the-Server

[3] http://sitaramc.github.com/gitolite/g2/pictures.html

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