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> Finally, we describe the design and implementation of an open-source version of Dropbox client (and yes, it runs on ARM too). I wonder how long that implemen

> Finally, we describe the design and implementation of an open-source version of Dropbox client (and yes, it runs on ARM too). I wonder how long that implementation will continue to work. The official Dropbox client auto-updates (well, the Windows one does; Linux doesn't, afaik), so Dropbox can almost change the protocol whenever they like.

pudquick 13y ago
This part of the talk is probably the part I have the least interest in, honestly. It would be cool, yes, to act like a first-party Dropbox client and have full access to my account via open tools. But in the meantime, they do have a python API and SDK: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/python https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/python This lets me setup a sub-folder under my account with no more than python present on a machine and perform upload / downloads of content. Nothing processor architecture-specific about it. And with python modules like https://pypi.python.org/pypi/watchdog https://pypi.python.org/pypi/watchdog it's pretty trivial to trigger a re-upload of local content when it changes. The API provides counterparts for detecting changes in remote content (the /delta command). In fact, this is how I've got Dropbox access running on my gen1 AppleTV :) I'm more generally interested in the process of reversing of the code and protocols.
- Mindless2112 13y ago
  Building your own is great, but all I really want is a small package that I can drop on my ARM NAS that will keep a copy of my Dropbox data. Dropbox themselves have been dragging their feet on this for some unexplained reason.
  - pudquick 13y ago
    > drop on my ARM NAS that will keep a copy of my Dropbox data Do you also have Dropbox installed on a desktop at your place? Maybe you could co-monitor your desktop Dropbox folder using this: http://sparkleshare.org/ http://sparkleshare.org/ It appears to be a Mono/.NET based project, but apparently there's Mono for ARM. There's probably other options as well - just a thought :)
kevingadd 13y ago
When did Windows Dropbox start auto-updating? I've never seen it update; one of my machines had a client from like 3 years ago and another machine had a client from a year and a half ago.
- Mindless2112 13y ago
  It's been that way as long as I can remember, though I could be misremembering. It's mentioned in the Dropbox help [1]. [1] https://www.dropbox.com/help/13/en https://www.dropbox.com/help/13/en
- zeckalpha 13y ago
  That's the point.

pudquick 13y ago

This part of the talk is probably the part I have the least interest in, honestly. It would be cool, yes, to act like a first-party Dropbox client and have full access to my account via open tools. But in the meantime, they do have a python API and SDK: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/python https://www.dropbox.com/developers/core/sdks/python This lets me setup a sub-folder under my account with no more than python present on a machine and perform upload / downloads of content. Nothing processor architecture-specific about it. And with python modules like https://pypi.python.org/pypi/watchdog https://pypi.python.org/pypi/watchdog it's pretty trivial to trigger a re-upload of local content when it changes. The API provides counterparts for detecting changes in remote content (the /delta command). In fact, this is how I've got Dropbox access running on my gen1 AppleTV :) I'm more generally interested in the process of reversing of the code and protocols.

Mindless2112 13y ago
Building your own is great, but all I really want is a small package that I can drop on my ARM NAS that will keep a copy of my Dropbox data. Dropbox themselves have been dragging their feet on this for some unexplained reason.
- pudquick 13y ago
  > drop on my ARM NAS that will keep a copy of my Dropbox data Do you also have Dropbox installed on a desktop at your place? Maybe you could co-monitor your desktop Dropbox folder using this: http://sparkleshare.org/ http://sparkleshare.org/ It appears to be a Mono/.NET based project, but apparently there's Mono for ARM. There's probably other options as well - just a thought :)

kevingadd 13y ago

When did Windows Dropbox start auto-updating? I've never seen it update; one of my machines had a client from like 3 years ago and another machine had a client from a year and a half ago.

Mindless2112 13y ago
It's been that way as long as I can remember, though I could be misremembering. It's mentioned in the Dropbox help [1]. [1] https://www.dropbox.com/help/13/en https://www.dropbox.com/help/13/en
zeckalpha 13y ago
That's the point.