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- 4DFX, on 06/01/2008, -4/+102Awesome! I was really sad when there was no Linux version. But this changes everything!
If somebody is not familiar with the project: http://getdropbox.com/ - Sammi84, on 06/02/2008, -2/+39Seems more and more stuff is coming to Linux these days. Wasn't there a story about the Source engine coming to Linux just yesterday?
- canthraxp, on 06/02/2008, -0/+35"why do you keep sending me this crap?"
- iRelinquish, on 06/02/2008, -1/+30I think every digg submission is going to have LEAKED and EXCLUSIVE in the titles from now on!
- n0odles, on 06/02/2008, -1/+20It would be gross to be forced to use Nautilus in KDE for Dropbox.
- mazza558, on 06/01/2008, -1/+20Hopefully it'll be just as easy to use as on Win/Mac. How will they deal with different file managers? Will it be just nautilus?
- MistaMatt90, on 06/02/2008, -2/+21Excellent, I'm just waiting for more sincere pricing information... being a Linux user and all....
*Crosses fingers for free* - Thomaschaaf, on 06/02/2008, -1/+19This is in the dropbox forums.. not exclusive at all!
- wontstoptalking, on 06/02/2008, -3/+21I'm telling you right now, you are going to get buried. Let me start this off for you.
- iXneonXi, on 06/02/2008, -1/+18This is why we get dupe stories hitting front page every day. Diggers have serious memory corruption issues.
- Sammi84, on 06/02/2008, -0/+16Are you referring to the theme in the screenshot? As a long time Linux user I must agree with you. It's butt ugly. Don't know of any Linux distro that defaults to such an ugly theme.
You know there are pretty themes for Linux too, right?
http://www.notmart.org/index.php/Graphics/4.1_time ... - HouseCentipede, on 06/02/2008, -0/+15Thanks for the context. Since, you know, the story doesn't have any.
- trogdoor, on 06/02/2008, -1/+15They could easily just mount it to a directory like any other *NIX network share, so the only thing that would be needed ( from what I could tell, I have never actually used the service ) would be a little script which takes the file name and appends it to the appropriate URL ( for sharing with others ) and possibly some visual notification that a change was being 'synced'. But even without those you could still get basic functionality from any file manager / program.
- oliver75482, on 06/02/2008, -2/+15Here's another screenshot from the same Dropbox account:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/5143/db-screenshot.png - inactive, on 06/02/2008, -1/+14A: IT'S OVER 9000!!!!
- talonstriker, on 06/02/2008, -1/+14You realize that this is a software that allows you to save files in a remote location right?
- Drizzit, on 06/02/2008, -1/+14Security is as follows.
Files are transmitted via SSL to the servers and back and on the servers themselves they are AES256 encrypted. - daftman, on 06/02/2008, -0/+13+ built in encryption.
+ be able to sign my files so that only people within my organization can read it.
+ better access control e.g group policies that integrates well with my OS
What is the difference between this and simply setting up a ftp server?
Fast is extremely relative especially that they are new and don't have that much load.
Nice GUI? With things like FUSE it's not that hard to implement an integrate file system. See GoogleFS for example. - inactive, on 06/02/2008, -0/+12Idiot 4channers are ruining Digg.
- Firehed, on 06/02/2008, -0/+12As a Mac user, I'd like to point out:
1) Those specs for Aero are ***** (FAR lower consumption for me on a lower spec machine), and my OS X kernel and the Finder take a solid 300MB of RAM on my MBP. I'll ignore the dozen instances of httpd taking another hundred megs as that's probably my fault.
2) The interface is obviously a personal choice. You couldn't pay me to put up with that Linux skin, but I don't find Vista's that appalling either
3) Not all Mac users feel the need to fellate Steve Jobs at every possible opportunity. Which is to say, we do NOT all feel the need to try converting people. I give my advice when it's asked for and leave it at that. - Angostura, on 06/02/2008, -0/+12From the FAQ:
1. How secure is Dropbox?
We take utmost care to ensure Dropbox is secure. All transport of file data and file metadata occurs over SSL. Files are encrypted with AES-256 before being stored on our backend.
2. Can I specify my own private key?
We plan to eventually allow users to provide their own privates key but for usability reasons (e.g. being able to view files from the web) we haven't done this yet. Some users have mounted truecrypt volumes in their dropboxes to handle this concern. - daftman, on 06/02/2008, -10/+21I just looked at the site. It lists all these features such as easy of use and blah blah but missing the most crucial, security.
No go for me. - ObscuredCelery, on 06/02/2008, -0/+11Leaked? Sensational headline strikes again. I think they mean "released" all considering the so called leaked screenshot is hosted at the project's official servers.
- whiteeagle131, on 06/02/2008, -0/+10Don't feed the troll
- dcherryholmes, on 06/02/2008, -0/+9If you are running linux, transferring data between the linux and windows partitions works. Going back the other way, from Windows to linux? I hear there are 3rd party tools that do that, but I've never used them.
- wontstoptalking, on 06/02/2008, -2/+11Wasn't it Valve? I may be way off.
- Chrysaor, on 06/02/2008, -0/+9It will be free for 1GB storage. Beta testers will get to keep their 2GB quota for free. If you want more storage, it will cost money.
- spence798, on 06/02/2008, -0/+9notice the "keira knightly oops Hot!!1.jpg" file update message in the upper right hand corner during the explanatory video on the getdropbox.com website
- jgtg32a, on 06/03/2008, -0/+9That link was very helpful because the pic didn't look like anything.
- weizbox, on 06/02/2008, -3/+11you have an account??? i wants invite! :)
- JangFei, on 06/02/2008, -2/+9Some context would be nice...
- allywilson, on 06/02/2008, -0/+7Yeah, there's a 3rd party DLL for windows to allow access to ext2/3 partitions. I ain't used it in years (I went through The Change) though.
- n0odles, on 06/02/2008, -10/+17Dropbox Linux FTW!
- duckyinc, on 06/02/2008, -0/+7Q: How much use will this be in real life?
- Stonekeeper, on 06/02/2008, -0/+7Non cross-DE apis FTL :(
- SteveColebourne, on 06/02/2008, -0/+7Yup, 10GB for the earliest, 5GB for a second wave, and now for the final batch of testers 2GB.
- blapierre, on 06/02/2008, -1/+7They got a GUI for SVN on Linux? Amazing!!
- MrViklund, on 06/02/2008, -1/+7Oooooohhhh leaked!!! Ooooohhhh!!!! Totaly amazing!!! leaked oooh!
Like this is some secret military project... - bitterbug, on 06/02/2008, -0/+6But it's spam for a product I could want and use, that isn't just a scam to prey on people's insecurities.
I wish more spam was like this. - Audacitor, on 06/02/2008, -2/+8Dropbox does indeed kick ass. Transfer between my box and their servers is faster than you would think.
- t2t2, on 06/02/2008, -2/+8*sigh* I guess i could give away some invites...
Ok, 8 first people who shout me an e-mail address to send them an invite get one. (I've set shouts private and will delete them afterwards) - ry4nsm1th, on 06/02/2008, -0/+6I don't see what is so special about this screenshot, you knew it was going to have green check marks by the files in Linux too.
- leafo, on 06/02/2008, -1/+6this is just svn with photo albums
- amphoterous, on 06/02/2008, -0/+5ERROR. Out of memor...
- klank, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5I have a few invites left if anyone wants. Send me a shout.
- solistus, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5Huh?
Valve is the company that makes the Source engine. - TheRedCoat, on 06/02/2008, -1/+6I have a handful - 5 or 6 I believe. same deal as t2t2.
- TylerM, on 06/03/2008, -0/+5They're gone, but if you requested one I'll email you and ask if you still want one if they refresh me.
- SgtBlue, on 06/02/2008, -1/+62GB? That must have been used later in the beta testing stage once demand picked up, I've got 10GB. Weird.
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