Re: [unhosted] Re: Dropbox planned to be added a PRISM provider

You guys know AeroFS? It's encrypted P2P syncing.
Not open source and still beta.
But may be an alternative for the moment and worth to check it out.

https://aerofs.com/

for more information see also:
https://d37fxzwppxbuun.cloudfront.net/docs/what_aerofs_can_do_for_your_team.pdf
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/13/yc-funded-aerofs-its-like-dropbox-but-it-runs-inside-your-firewall/
http://blog.ycombinator.com/aerofs-yc-w10-now-launches-to-the-public-build-your-own-dropbox-and-sync-files-to-infrastructure-you-own-yourself
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/build-your-own-dropbox-service-aerofs-now-open-to-the-masses/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1976264
https://aerofs.com/terms#security
https://www.aerofs.com/terms#privacy

Norman



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> Quoting Melvin Carvalho (2013-06-08 12:43:31)
>> Far from a perfect solution, but isnt Ubuntu One open source and cross
>> platform?
> No, Ubuntu One is not Open Sorce / Free Software as a solution.
>
> Ubuntu One is, according to <https://launchpad.net/ubuntuone-servers>,
> proprietary licensed without access to source code.
>
> _client_ code exist for interaction with Ubuntu One, which is
> GPL-licensed and therefore Open Source according to OSI as well as Free
> Software according to "Debian Free Software Guidelines".
>
> Open/Free clients exists also for Facebook, Twitter and DropBox.
>
> <https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/LeavingTheCloud> lists these Free
> alternatives to DropBox with GUI clients for multiple platforms:
>
>    SparkleShare: <http://sparkleshare.org/>
>    iFolder: <http://www.ifolder.com/ifolder>
>    git-annex: <http://git-annex.branchable.com/>
>
> SparkleShare and git-annex uses git (not sure about iFolder).
>
> SparkeShare and iFolder have been around for quite some time, written in
> C#.  git-annex is younger, written in Haskell.
>
> I would recommend to take a good look at git-annex.
>
>
>   - Jonas
>

Received on Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:21:32 UTC