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grannyg00se ◴[03 Apr 14 16:55 UTC] No.7524132[source]▶

Or...How I would run an online backup service completely unrelated to Tarsnap, with different goals, different priorities, and different ideals.

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Zikes ◴[03 Apr 14 17:02 UTC] No.7524213[source]▶

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Honestly, he's put so much thought and effort into it already and seems to care a lot about it, I wonder why he doesn't just launch a competing service.

Edit: Whoa, lots of downvotes. I guess it is a bit odd to ask a person who just said "What I Would Do If I Ran Tarsnap" if they have any literal interest in running Tarsnap. Silly me.

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1. phillmv ◴[03 Apr 14 17:11 UTC] No.7524314[source]▶

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The whole point is that cperciva has a unique competitive advantage in operating tarsnap in that he's a remarkably good at that problem set.

patio11's whole point is that he loves both tarsnap and cperciva and thinks literally everyone in this equation would be better served if cperciva made more money and by making the tarsnap user experience more sensitive to the needs of businesses who want to rely on it.

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