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0 pointsdiminish12y ago0 comments

For something as important as "file storage" 12 months would be a safer option to make sure everyone was alerted and reacted. Or Ubuntu may keep the files as torrents/tars after that for up to 12 months and ask for a payment of for download.

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brewdad12y ago· 3 in thread

The problem with an extended shutdown is that it eliminates any sense of urgency to act. If I know I only have 2 months to find a new provider, I'll start searching and migrating now. Give me a year, and I'll ignore the problem for 10 months before acting.

simias12y ago

Freezing the accounts would be enough to create this sense of urgency, you wouldn't be able to modify or upload new files on the system. You would have to look for an alternative at that point...

hrjet12y ago

Yeah, but it is better to cover for the users who won't be aware soon rather than the users who are aware but wouldn't care soon enough.

diminishOP12y ago

yeah that's what i meant. People in special conditions who won't check their emails may lose all files... freezing in 4 months and keeping for 12 months may ensure nothing valuable is lost.

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