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I've mentioned previously here that on my "somebody should create this, and I might eventually" list is an open source, P2P, optionally server-backed, encrypted

I've mentioned previously here that on my "somebody should create this, and I might eventually" list is an open source, P2P, optionally server-backed, encrypted Dropbox replacement. Upon further thinking about the concept in light of the recent NSA stuff, I contemplated the possibility of building a social network on top of such a system that allowed for sharing files with friends. It looks like this project is basically an implementation of this idea. Nice one.

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return0 13y ago
i 'm considering btsync on a server somewhere outside the US (or even europe, as it seems) http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync-hero99371.html http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync-hero99371.html It would be great if btsync supported multiple user accounts on the same daemon.
- tlrobinson 13y ago
  BTSync should really have an encrypted node mode where all the data is encrypted before leaving the client, so it wouldn't matter where the server is located.
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gasull 13y ago
> open source, P2P, optionally server-backed, encrypted Dropbox I believe you can get 80% there with git-annex or DVCS-autosync and a git repo in Tor. I believe there is a free but limited git repo hosting in Tor, but don't take my word for it. I thought once if it would be possible to use Freenet as a replacement for Dropbox. You encrypt your files, put them in Freenet, and they are replicated there, as long as you ping them enough so they don't get automatically deleted.
- clarkm 13y ago
  Better yet, you can use git-annex with tahoe-LAFS. Now you have a distributed, full-encrypted Dropbox replacement. http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/tips:_special__95__remotes__47__hook_with_tahoe-lafs/ http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/tips:_special__95__rem...
tlrobinson 13y ago
One of the most interesting things about Bitcoin is the possibility of introducing commerce directly into P2P networks. You could imagine a Bitcoin micropayment protocol (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adjusted_.28micro.29payments_to_a_pre-determined_party https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adju...) layered on a P2P network of Tahoe-LAFS (https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs) providers competing for business.
ctbeiser 13y ago
You might look at Sparkleshare; it's not P2P, but it is open source, self-hosted and encrypted.
Gregordinary 13y ago
The Free Software Foundation just made developing a free software replacement to Bittorrent Sync a high priority project: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-projects/highpriorityprojects#sync http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-proj... LibrePlanet Group: http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:SyncReplacement http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:SyncReplacement

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return0 13y ago

i 'm considering btsync on a server somewhere outside the US (or even europe, as it seems) http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync-hero99371.html http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync-hero99371.html It would be great if btsync supported multiple user accounts on the same daemon.

tlrobinson 13y ago
BTSync should really have an encrypted node mode where all the data is encrypted before leaving the client, so it wouldn't matter where the server is located.

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gasull 13y ago

> open source, P2P, optionally server-backed, encrypted Dropbox I believe you can get 80% there with git-annex or DVCS-autosync and a git repo in Tor. I believe there is a free but limited git repo hosting in Tor, but don't take my word for it. I thought once if it would be possible to use Freenet as a replacement for Dropbox. You encrypt your files, put them in Freenet, and they are replicated there, as long as you ping them enough so they don't get automatically deleted.

clarkm 13y ago
Better yet, you can use git-annex with tahoe-LAFS. Now you have a distributed, full-encrypted Dropbox replacement. http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/tips:_special__95__remotes__47__hook_with_tahoe-lafs/ http://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/tips:_special__95__rem...

tlrobinson 13y ago

One of the most interesting things about Bitcoin is the possibility of introducing commerce directly into P2P networks. You could imagine a Bitcoin micropayment protocol (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adjusted_.28micro.29payments_to_a_pre-determined_party https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_7:_Rapidly-adju...) layered on a P2P network of Tahoe-LAFS (https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs) providers competing for business.

ctbeiser 13y ago

You might look at Sparkleshare; it's not P2P, but it is open source, self-hosted and encrypted.

Gregordinary 13y ago

The Free Software Foundation just made developing a free software replacement to Bittorrent Sync a high priority project: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-projects/highpriorityprojects#sync http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority-projects/priority-proj... LibrePlanet Group: http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:SyncReplacement http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:SyncReplacement