how do you explain the services of file hosting? By those services millions of persons free-load pictures, videos, text, GBs of data, etc.. I think that what I asked is quite similar, that is the use of a piece of remote hardware where to have free software installed. The difference in my opinion is in the fact that I implicitly asked also for the use of a free operating system, but not in the hardware or in its maintenance.
that stuff is usually advertising supported. many of those 'free' file hosting systems charge to let people download at reasonable speeds, and make the download process painful for freeloaders. or, like Google Picasa's image service, they charge if you use more than a couple gigabytes. how do you attach advertising to a user programmed tomcat server with a postgres database?
This is an interesting question for people who want to develop business in the field of the cloud.
-- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast
