On Sun, Mar 26, 2006 at 02:15:32PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It seems like what would be coolest would be something where I could, for > example, have everything stored on the Linux box as a central server, and > then each computer could "subscribe" to a subset of directories, which are > then cached locally and changes mirrored. For example, the Mac Mini might > subscribe to a directory of digital photos. If I plug my digital camera > into the Mac Mini and copy photos into that directory on the local hard > drive, that night they'll automatically get mirrored to the server. If I > plug my digital camera into my Linux box and copy photos onto its local > hard drive, that night they'll automatically get sent to the Mac Mini. > > My Windows laptop could be "subscribed" to a different set of directories, > for example a directory containing a bunch of Windows games. If I'm on the > road and download a new game, when I get home that night I can sync up and > that game will be stored on the server. I could even have my Windows > laptop also subscribe to my digital photos directory, maybe to edit some > of the pictures or take them over to someone's house. While subscribed, > any new photos I downloaded to the Mac Mini would automatically get > mirrored to both the Linux box and the Windows laptop as well. If I was > running short of disk space on the laptop, I could unsubscribe to the > photos directory and everything would be deleted locally, but I could > sleep soundly knowing that all the photos were safe on the server. If I > ever needed them back on the laptop I could simply resubscribe and wait > for everything to copy back over. > > Does anything like this exist?
You've just described iFolder, an open source project featured at a recent SLLUG meeting (www.ifolder.com). -- bart /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
