Jonathan Wilkes <[email protected]> writes: > ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Philip Hands <[email protected]> >> To: Chris Troutner <[email protected]>; >> [email protected] >> Cc: >> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 8:02 AM >> Subject: Re: [Freedombox-discuss] BitTorrent Sync >> >> Chris Troutner <[email protected]> writes: >> >>> I ran across this article on Slashdot about the new Sync platform in >>> alpha test by BitTorrent. Apparently it's 'like' Dropbox, but >> it uses >>> your own machine. It allows file synchronization between two (or more) >>> computers, like your laptop and personal server. >>> >>> http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/01/25/1941226/bittorrent-launches- >>> dropbox-alternative >>> >>> Does anyone know more about this? >> >> I don't, when I read about it I thought that if I wanted such a thing, >> I'd almost certainly use git-annex instead (and 'git annex >> assistant' in >> particular). See: >> >> http://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/ > > It's like bittorrent sync, except it doesn't scale and doesn't use > encryption out of the box.
Well, since you put it like that, I guess I have to set you straight: It uses ssh out of the box -- so there's your transport encryption, and it optionally uses GPG encryption for special remotes (i.e. dumping your files in Amazon S3, or a USB stick, say), so yes, it does do encryption out of the box in the places where one might actually want it. http://git-annex.branchable.com/encryption/ As for scaling, it depends what you're after, but since (if using the assistant) you can nudge remotes into attempting to pull from one another via XMPP, I think it's got quite a few of the real world use cases covered for scalability too. The big win for me is that it builds on proven technology, that is easy to trust. I know I'd much rather trust the crypto in ssh and GPG than something alpha from bittorrent. Git's had a fair amount of testing too (as has git annex). Bittorrent sync on the other hand is currently in an invitation-only pre-alpha phase, it seems. Cheers, Phil. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] http://www.hands.com/ |-| HANDS.COM Ltd. http://www.uk.debian.org/ |(| 10 Onslow Gardens, South Woodford, London E18 1NE ENGLAND
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