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diff --git a/doc/use_case/Alice.mdwn b/doc/use_case/Alice.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cdd3ea546 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/use_case/Alice.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +### use case: The Nomad + +Alice is always on the move, often with her trusty netbook and a small +handheld terabyte USB drive, or a smaller USB keydrive. She has a server +out there on the net. She stores data, encrypted in the Cloud. + +All these things can have different files on them, but Alice no longer +has to deal with the tedious process of keeping them manually in sync, +or remembering where she put a file. git-annex manages all these data +sources as if they were git remotes. +<small>[[more about special remotes|special_remotes]]</small> + +When she has 1 bar on her cell, Alice queues up interesting files on her +server for later. At a coffee shop, she has git-annex download them to her +USB drive. High in the sky or in a remote cabin, she catches up on +podcasts, videos, and games, first letting git-annex copy them from +her USB drive to the netbook (this saves battery power). +<small>[[more about transferring data|transferring_data]]</small> + +When she's done, she tells git-annex which to keep and which to remove. +They're all removed from her netbook to save space, and Alice knows +that next time she syncs up to the net, her changes will be synced back +to her server. +<small>[[more about distributed version control|distributed_version_control]]</small> |