I don't have much use for Box because of its lack of Linux support, but since someone asked me to look into it, I'm just chiming in with my deep contempt for Box's half-baked service here.

Too bad this isn't going forward.

I finally took the leap and deleted everything from my account, and transitioned to another service. If it wasn't for some free promotional storage that I have, I would delete my account entirely. I need Linux support in my workflow. I hope you reconsider, Box. It's been a good few years.

If you aren't going to support linux, at least give everyone access to FTP, or provide a way to use wget/curl. I'm a regular user who is trying to access a large set of files from an enterprise account, and my options are really really limited. My experience with Box is utterly terrible, and I'm begging the people sharing the files not to use Box because of it.

The key value-add for me in using DropBox is that it works well on all of my platforms. Box is mandated by work, looks like I'll just be avoiding it as long as possible.

What I don't understand is you already support Mac, which means you've got unix-like APIs under the hood anyway.

Without a proper Linux cli, Box feels like "File Sharing for Dummies":
- watered down
- featureless
- lame

Just do it! The users of GNU/Linux grows everyday!

+1 Box drive/sync for Linux

Please ADD Linux client! Thank you very much

+1 on the need for a Linux client.

While we're not 'owed' an explanation why Box won't open up the world of Linux users (there's millions of us), it'd be nice if they provided one anyway. Is it lack of developer resources? Lack of domain knowledge? Financial decision? Technological constraint on how box works internally?

Also, have you considered a third party creating one for you? You could even make it a perk of your paying clients to have access.

Anyway, a response is appreciated.

Looking for an alternative to Dropbox, but, without Linux support, I cannot consider Box.

Three words: Dropbox does it. And apparently made the business decision that it was worth it to meet users where they are for different platforms.

With the number of requests for a Linux client and yet Box ignoring them I can only conclude Box's response (or rather, lack thereof) is financially driven with little regard for their users.

My only reason for using box is that my University provides it for us. As a long time Linux user, I strongly feel that the lack of support from the Box team for a Linux client makes this one of the worst cloud storage options for higher Ed. I will advocate strongly for my University to work with another cloud option unless Box come through with a Linux client. Higher ed is a big part of the business for box, and linux users are a substantial fraction of that community.

You have used Linux tools to develop Box, yet do not offer an easy client for Linux users. Nearly all academic institutions will have scores of people wanting this; and that is just one sector. Your previous stance on "demand not being adequate" is completely false.

Since Box has does not support Linux (because Microsoft won't let them, it seems), I can't use the product.

I have advised our IT department to search for a different cloud solution.

I was happy to hear that our university provides us with a Box account for cloud storage.

Then I found out that there is no Linux client. It seems that Box.com has been working on it for over three years, but nothing is happening. It seems like they actually don't want to do this.

So, I am not using my Box account and have sent an e-mail to our IT department advising them to change to another cloud storage solution.

Using Box with a Linux OS is such a pain.

I hate using box.

Seriously? No Ubuntu with Box? Crazy and not smart. Back to Dropbox for majority of my work. :(