Cloud and Desktop
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I named it "Sun Cloudy Desktop" since the desktop is based on Sun Cloud storage. It it not a whole new desktop, instead it is only an improvement to our current GNOME desktop. By making use of services provided by Sun Cloud storage, end-users can store their desktop preferences, application configuration, local contacts and Firefox bookmarks to Sun Cloud.
The earliest ieda came from the concept 'online desktop' in GUADEC 2007. But at that time, its implementation seemed a little difficult. Now, with the help of Cloud, we can make it happen.
The integration of Sun Cloud and Solaris Desktop can make user experience better. This will make Solaris desktop more attractive to users. In the meantime, it is also a kind of promotion for Sun Cloud if we like. The cloud desktop is also helpful in implementing my idea of Personal Information Center.
A menu command that allows you configure your cloud.
You need to give the user name and password. gnome-keyring can help you save your password in more secure way.
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In Evolution mail client, if you save the backup file to cloud, then you can restore it from another machine.
- How about sharing your local contacts easily? This is one part of your personal information center. All your personal things are stored your personal information center: application configuration, contacts, your important documents, pictures etc. Applications can communicate your personal information center directly.
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Have you already shared your browser bookmark by using a FireFox plugin? Maybe you can share it in the same place with other desktop applications.
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Share Pidgin account configuration
Someone would say it is not good to have so many 'save to' and 'get from'. I agree with you. How about a unique configuration GUI in which you can choose which application or what data you prefer to save or recover from the cloud storage? Then by a click of button 'Save All to Cloud' or 'Get All From Cloud' and do all things for you?
Fantastic! I was looking at Ubuntu who are doing similar things with "Ubuntu One" just yesterday: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_One
Please tell me Sun are looking at doing this
Posted by Che Kristo on May 13, 2009 at 07:28 PM CST #
Cool thing, but how do i get that?
And is the SUN cloud free (as in free beer ;) ) to use like Ubuntu One service?
Posted by mgr on May 13, 2009 at 08:04 PM CST #
This is still in conception stage.
I also saw Ubuntu one, but I did not make it work.
Posted by Jeff Cai on May 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM CST #