[Owncloud] Re: GSoC Sync Client - Server Component

[Riccardo Iaconelli]

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Frank Karlitschek <karlitschek at kde.org> wrote:
> Yes. The main point of ownCloud is that it runs on any webspace without special requirements like a daemon or root access.
>
> So java is not an option at the moment. The server should be pure PHP because this is supported by most hosters and servers.
>
> Cheers
> Frank

What do you think of using java + falling back on PHP where it is not
supported? The problem is: SyncML brings us *lots* of advantages, and
mooha is not really the state of art. I was totally not happy of java
either, but it is probably the best way through which we can - right
now - offer great features to our users.

Of course, even with this compromise, ownCloud must remain very easy
to install, and while we have a solution we can work on implementing a
php-only backend that works well with files.

Also note that Kunal has made some researches and it turns out that
the average tomcat hoster is maybe $1 /month or $2/month costlier than
the average PHP hoster (and then we have EC2, free for a year (but
yeah...) ), so if you're looking for a hoster, it's not too much of a
problem, too...

So would that work?

Bye,
-Riccardo
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