Re:Show HN: We use Github Gists to store user data
by zubairov on Saturday April 21, 2012 @09:45AM
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Agree. Also with our current implementation right now we might pose a bit too much load on Gists (which is actually only our fault), however it's only first step. We want to give our users their data at hand, I could imagine a potential independent 3-rd parties storing our data where other companies (Facebook) will use it on our behalf. Users private data will be more protected, and portable. So if I would like to switch (Facebook --> Google+, hypothetically) I would just revoke access from one site and give it to another.
I wonder if anyone at Elastic has talked with anyone at Github as, it seems to me, if Elastic gets any significant traction, this does nothing to help github (though perhaps I'm overlooking something) and leads into a 'Tragedy of the Commons' scenario wherein everyone is depleting a shared public resource for their own personal gain knowing full well that it isn't sustainable long term.