But it's nice that this user shared the special offer for HN folks, and all.
Dropbox is meant for collaborating with other people on a group of files. It's a two way street for two people who are relatively tech savvy. Crate is meant for quick file sharing. If you want to send a 50mb file to your officemates, it's simpler to just give them a Crate link and not have to go through the process of making a specific folder public, etc.
I think they are two totally different use cases. I use both and they don't intersect at all.
With regards to the space issue: we are going to upp (sp?) it, and anyone who buys the lifetime premium membership can expect to see their space increase dramatically in the very near future.
Disclaimer: I am a cofounder :)
I've also never had to set a folder as public myself, even using this script. It came with a Public folder.
You don't need to create a special public folder. For example http://db.tt/RjRrEKi is not on my Public folder but you can get it until I delete it from my dropbox.
Can you link which script you use? When I use or try to share with dropbox it only allows for folders.
If they are on the Public folder just Dropbox > "Copy Public Link"
Faster than using a website.
I've also seen scripts that take a screenshot of the current window, copy to dropbox, and put that URL in your clipboard.