Comments on: Opera announces “Opera Unite”, a web server within a web browser

By: John

John — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:54:34 +0000

Oracle PowerBrowser was a web browser created in 1996 by Oracle Corporation. It featured a multiple document interface and offered the possibility to act as a web server allowing users to host webpages on their computers. However, it completely lacked CSS and scripting support.

By: John

John — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:51:39 +0000

Oracle distributed a browser that did this back in 1996

By: bbkernel

bbkernel — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:18:00 +0000

RIAA will try and jump all over this. Only thing, it’s overseas. Just look at The Pirates Bay, still alive and kicking. I’ll be sure to have my NAT and stealth mode on my, Macbook Pro.

By: Richard Ward

Richard Ward — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:52:30 +0000

That’s a great idea. Take the “cloud” outside the gigantic data centers and put it on everyone’s computer.

Opera’s bills will go down and then they can work on better advertising.

By: Lui

Lui — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:39:09 +0000

wouldnt this be similiar to what google is trying to do with the wave

By: webbie

webbie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:45:31 +0000

@Roger A:

“Wait… so this does WHAT again? Forgive me for being an idiot, but I fail to see what Opera is trying to do…”

http://labs.opera.com/news/2009/06/16/

By: webbie

webbie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:44:52 +0000

@riveryacht

“u might want to check out tonido. Tonido did the same thing 3 months back.”

Actually, they didn’t. Most of their services require that both have Tonido installed. Opera Unite works in any browser.

By: webbie

webbie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:44:24 +0000

Actualy, they didn’t. Most of their services require that both have Tonido installed. Opera Unite works in any browser.

By: riveryacht

riveryacht — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:56:53 +0000

u might want to check out tonido. Tonido did the same thing 3 months back.

By: Floydian

Floydian — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:18:26 +0000

Sweet! Does it provide a place to hand over my financial records, social security number, and ginormous pr0n collection too?

By: Angel

Angel — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:01:39 +0000

Where’s Mad Mike? This sounds like a “Pimp My Internet” pilot going wrong.

By: F1

F1 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:39:51 +0000

Sorry “Opera Unite”,
due to potential increase in “Botnet” style abuse, it is not for me.

Thank You

By: YoshiFtJ

YoshiFtJ — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:17:27 +0000

It is supposed to enable all these features in one application:

File sharing — securely share files direct from your computer
Web server — turns your home computer into a web server via Opera Unite URL
Media player — direct link to your music collection from any web browser
Photo sharing — shares your image library over the web without requiring a photo service
Lounge — self-contained chat service running on your computer
Fridge — a place where friends and family can post notes

By: Vlad (Small Business Blog)

Vlad (Small Business Blog) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:04:26 +0000

And this is hot! Because now every script kiddie will be able to set up his own botnet thanks to Opera Unite.

On a more serious note I really fail to see the benefit of running your own web server in the browser.

By: The Z Man

The Z Man — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:42:00 +0000

~sniff sniff~ Do you smell that? Smells like a copyright lawsuit coming Opera’s way.

By: Roger A

Roger A — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:25:59 +0000

Wait… so this does WHAT again?

Forgive me for being an idiot, but I fail to see what Opera is trying to do…

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:17:05 +0000

I just tried hooking it up to my iTunes and it will only play DRM-free tracks. So much for all of that.

By: abe Aalen

abe Aalen — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:14:03 +0000

only used it once, but so far I’m impressed. the only downside is that if this pans out, one of the bigger browsers will co-opt it and most people will credit them with the feature. such is life for an also-ran browser.

By: bill

bill — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:52:05 +0000

Chances are they won’t know you’re doing it. The traffic that people are likely to generate won’t even cause a blip on the radar.

By: Gauntlet Down

Gauntlet Down — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:42:44 +0000

Cable providers frown on servers by Joe Normal User – usually the ability to do this is an extra-cost service.