diff --git a/doc/special_remotes/comment_4_3bbda479d13f6bf393dcd59ed94ddeaa._comment b/doc/special_remotes/comment_4_3bbda479d13f6bf393dcd59ed94ddeaa._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c5979f8194 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/special_remotes/comment_4_3bbda479d13f6bf393dcd59ed94ddeaa._comment @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmRFKwny4rArBaz-36xTcsJYqKIgdDaw5Q" + nickname="Andrew" + subject="JABOF special remote" + date="2013-01-19T08:34:32Z" + content=""" +Similar to a JABOD, this would be Just A Bunch Of Files. I already have a NAS with a file structure conducive to serving media to my TV. However, it's not capable (currently) of running git-annex locally. It would be great to be able to tell annex the path to a file there as a remote much like a web remote from \"git annex addurl\". That way I can safely drop all the files I took with me on my trip, while annex still verifies and counts the file on the NAS as a location. + +There are some interesting things to figure out for this to be efficient. For example, SHAs of the files. Maybe store that in a metadata file in the directory of the files? Or perhaps use the WORM backend by default? +"""]]