Re: [Trisquel-users] Free Online Backup

[adrian . malacoda]

Syncany looks impressive. It's free, works with various types of storage such  
as FTP (i.e. you don't need to install a "Syncany server"), and even  
integrates into Nautilus file manager. I'll keep an eye on this one.

I read about Sparkleshare a while ago but I think I'd prefer Syncany.  
Sparkleshare depends on the Mono framework, which doesn't come with Trisquel  
preinstalled (although it is available in the repo). Mono, which is a free  
implementation of the Microsoft .NET framework, is possibly covered in part  
by Microsoft patents. Personally, I'm not comfortable using an imitation of  
Microsoft technology in my OS... since by definition the Microsoft version  
will always be ahead of Mono (like Wine) and Microsoft is not very free  
software friendly. If none of the risks of using Microsoft-inspired  
technology bother you, you may wish to consider Sparkleshare.