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[Kamamura]

I am a bit worried about this - cloud is the number one buzzword today, and nobody can expect to survive without at least talking about it, even if it does not make any sense whatsoever (the hottest topic - cloud virtualization!!! twice the buzzword goodness for the same price).

So, what will DF do about this? Will it jump on the nonsense bandwagon, or fall wayside and be forgotten by history? That, dear Bernard, is an important question.

[Zaerosz]

I honestly have no idea what this topic is even about. Or what 'clouds' are relating to here. Is this like that unmanned drone thing The Pirate Bay was planning?

[xmakina]

I honestly have no idea what this topic is even about. Or what 'clouds' are relating to here. Is this like that unmanned drone thing The Pirate Bay was planning?

The cloud is a new form of software delivery, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

It's a nonsensical suggestion for DF given that it isn't threaded (that is, everything is done in sequence) and that there's no integration of multi user access.

[Capntastic]

What of DF will extend into dynamic world of freeganism?  I hear a lot about freegans today and wanna know if DF will fall in step with this new, vibrant lifestyle.

[Jelle]

This thread makes my head hurt

[Rose]

DF already has clouds in adventure mode, actually. you see them when you fast travel.

[Torchy]

What of DF will extend into dynamic world of freeganism?  I hear a lot about freegans today and wanna know if DF will fall in step with this new, vibrant lifestyle.

Kobolds are analogous to freegans.

Public perception generally follows suit.

[NW_Kohaku]

Post your community fortress on Teh Intarwebz.  Download it from anywhere.  Boom.  Cloud computing with DF.

Are we done here?

[BinaryBeast1010011010]

meat is murder, you want to make the intarwebz an evil cloud! you sir must be an evil person, has not enough people being huskified into alcoholic tantruming sociopath by this game?
NO!

[BigD145]

Post your community fortress on Teh Intarwebz.  Download it from anywhere.  Boom.  Cloud computing with DF.

Are we done here?

DFFD
Yes, we are done here.

[slothen]

Post your community fortress on Teh Intarwebz.  Download it from anywhere.  Boom.  Cloud computing with DF.

Are we done here?

This.

Although lately I've been storing and running all my fortresses from a thumb-drive.

[Quietust]

DF already has clouds in adventure mode, actually. you see them when you fast travel.

If the clouds are thick enough, they can also obscure your vision significantly - try to explore a foggy tundra and you won't be able to see more than a few inches in front of you.

Also, you win this thread.

[greenskye]

Another slightly related cloud solution: Dropbox.

If you have multiple computers (such as a desktop and a laptop), running DF from the dropbox folder is a great way to make sure you can play your fort from anywhere. I suppose one could extend this to allow multiple people to play the same fort, but you cannot have two copies of DF running simultaneously or !!Fun!! things will happen.

[i2amroy]

Another slightly related cloud solution: Dropbox.

If you have multiple computers (such as a desktop and a laptop), running DF from the dropbox folder is a great way to make sure you can play your fort from anywhere. I suppose one could extend this to allow multiple people to play the same fort, but you cannot have two copies of DF running simultaneously or !!Fun!! things will happen.

Somebody actually came up with a way to have multiple people running a single fortress off of a remote server IIRC. The only large problem was that because commands could only be given one at a time you had to pass around the controls. It allowed multiple people to view and give commands to the same fort simultaneously though.

[xmakina]

Another slightly related cloud solution: Dropbox.

If you have multiple computers (such as a desktop and a laptop), running DF from the dropbox folder is a great way to make sure you can play your fort from anywhere. I suppose one could extend this to allow multiple people to play the same fort, but you cannot have two copies of DF running simultaneously or !!Fun!! things will happen.

Somebody actually came up with a way to have multiple people running a single fortress off of a remote server IIRC. The only large problem was that because commands could only be given one at a time you had to pass around the controls. It allowed multiple people to view and give commands to the same fort simultaneously though.

DFTerm

It's a fun bit of kit.

I do like the dropbox idea; I wonder how much it would impact running a community fort - you'd not have to faff around with making sure everyone is running the right mods and if someone doesn't play their turn the game would already be good to go with the next player. Humm...