small wishlist on s3: readonly remote support

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+My situation is this: while i know i can *read and write* to [[special_remotes/S3]] fairly easily with the credentials, I cannot read from there from other remotes that do not have those credentials enabled.
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+This seems to be an assumption deeply rooted in git-annex, specifically in `Remote/S3.hs:390`.
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+It would be *very* useful to allow remotes to read from S3 transparently. I am aware of the tips mentionned in the comments of [[tips/publishing_your_files_to_the_public/]] that use the `addurl` hack, but this seems not only counter-intuitive, but also seem to add significant per-file overhead in the storage. It also requires running an extra command after every `git annex add` which is a problem if you are running the assistant that will add stuff behind your back.
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+Besides, you never know if and when the file really is available on s3, so running addurl isn't necessarily accurate.
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+How hard would it be to fix that in the s3 remote?
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+Thanks! --[[anarcat]]