Hey Thomas and everyone, at the moment I know of 3 usable / aim-to-be-usable free & open-source online backup services. They are both still in development though but highly active at that:
* SparkleShare http://sparkleshare.org (GPLv3) which uses git for synchronization. You need a git server (Gitorious, GitHub, own server) then you will have a folder SparkleShare and everything will feel like Dropbox – web interface depends on the server. * Syncany http://syncany.org (GPLv3) is in very early and very active development, you can choose storage providers (S3, Rackspace, via WebDAV etc.). Everything is client-side encrypted (=not usable from the server) so it’s basically an alternative to iCloud. Gnome’s Deja Dup is somehow similar. * ownCloud http://ownCloud.org (AGPLv3, Disclaimer: I’m a contributor.) At the moment it is a web interface similar to Dropbox & offers WebDAV access. Desktop synchronization, sharing, versioning, encryption, Android & webOS app etc. are in very active development. It aims to be a replacement for Dropbox & iCloud / MobileMe (with online apps such as calendar, contacts). In conjunction with localhost, LAMP & http://pagekite.net it becomes easier to roll your own server. Feel free to try it out on my server at http://libreprojects.net/owncloud - credentials: admin/password or user/password. Ubuntu One is only available for Ubuntu + the server side is proprietary = not much better than Dropbox. By the way, I added scalable.vg to the directory at http://libreprojects.net/#graphics Awesome would be an option to make your SVG public so that you can have a gallery of some sort. And at that maybe have an option to add a free Creative Commons license to it. On Fri, July 15, 2011 07:47, Matthew Senate wrote: > Ubuntu One? > > Haven't used it, but I want to try... what's your OS? > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Thomas Levine > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I know someone who wants a recommendation of an online backup service >> and software for Windows. >> >> I can't suggest something wonderful like tarsnap or Tahoe-LAFS because >> the interfaces will puzzle this person. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> I'll set up the service for the person if it's not dead simple, so >> it's fine if the setup is a bit involved. >> >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
