Re: [Taler] Synchronization and backup

[Florian Dold]

On 02/21/2018 01:24 PM, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 03:15:58PM +0100, Florian Dold wrote:
>> My prediction is, if we implement only backups and no proper multi-device
>> sync, somebody else will do it on top of our wallets, there will be two
>> incompatible backup/sync systems and it will suck.
>>
> 
> Why would incompatible backup/sync systems be a problem?  Is it
> because integration into payment addons would not be possible?  I do
> not know much about Taler.

It would mean that different GNU Taler wallet implementations might not
be able to use the same backup/sync system.

There's also the concern that somebody else makes a proprietary version
of the wallet that's *really* easy to use for the average user, but has
some nasty things in it.  This means we should provide the best possible
user experience for the average user initially.

- Florian