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GmailFS - The Google File System

Posted by timothy on from the never-meant-to-be dept.

Scott Granneman writes "Looking to use that new Gmail account for something really innovative? How about combining it with a brand new filesystem for Linux? Then GmailFS might be the answer: 'GmailFS provides a mountable Linux filesystem which uses your Gmail account as its storage medium. ... GmailFS supports most file operations such as read, write, open, close, stat, symlink, link, unlink, truncate and rename.'"

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  1. I forgot to mention. by digitaltraveller · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that Henry Ford was a real asshole wasn't he?

    The nerve of him, IGNORING the business plan of the good people at Horse and Buggy Corp.

    Just terrible.

    1. Re:I forgot to mention. by kunudo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Actually, Henry Ford was sort of an asshole. But not in the way you said, no.

  2. Wal-Mart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just like those jerks at Wal-Mart. How dare they charge 1/3 less than K-Mart. There oughta be a law!

  3. Cool! Now Google can sell ads for my files! by intnsred · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Cool! Now Google can sell ads based on the contents of my files! :-(

    Is it just me, or is the GMail cheerleading by normally-privacy-concerned /.ers highly strange? Where are the rants about GMail's privacy issues -- especially when there are other free services which offer as much or more disk space and which don't have any privacy issues?!

  4. Opera works, too! by dapyx · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Opera 7.6 preview 1 works perfectly with GMail. (at least the functions I've tried)

    Here's where to download:

    *nix

    windows *

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  5. Re:This seems horribly abusive of Google. by exspecto · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    speaking of begging for invites, i have 4 invites for the next four replies with email addresses (obfuscate if necessary)

  6. Re:Gmail invites by Booyakka+Joe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'll bite
    booyakkajoeNOSPAM@MAPSONhotmail.com

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  7. Re:This seems horribly abusive of Google. by Loualbano2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hook me up please.

    Email addr above. Or use this:

    slashdottemp@r1n.net

    Thank you.

    -Fran

  8. Re:This seems horribly abusive of Google. by The_Sock · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    sure, why not.
    eandryNOSPAM@amphora.NOSPAM.wincom.net

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  9. Re:This seems horribly abusive of Google. by duckmonkey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Me please!

    duckmonkeyNOTHIS@NOTHEREhotmail.com

  10. Re:GNAA just invented SLASHDOT_FS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    now there is an idea the GNAA would LOVE to see implemented