Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Better Than DropBox
Sylvain, I came across this the other day: http://sparkleshare.org/ It looks like most of what you're after, IF you have your own host. It has hooks to github and gitorious, which are also free when what you're checking in is free to the world. If you're storing personal information and other personal files, you will need a hosting service or you will need to provide your own server. In a nutshell, when it comes to a secure personal repository, I think you're going to have a very hard time doing something without a monthly fee. That is, unless you already have your own server, but even if you do, you're already paying monthly fees to your service provider. This free as in beer requirement you've put on your original post is going to be tough for this sort of application. All of that aside, sparkleshare provides you with a free as in freedom alternative: It's open source, and looks to be licensed under the LGPLv3. I'm excited about this project. Drop box is so popular, and so proprietary, and so corporate cloud that I've stayed away from it. My hope is that sparkleshare will provide the choice that freedom lovers crave. On a side note: this is still in beta. Current version is 0.2rc1, I believe. Mission-critical it ain't. Hope this helps. Regards, -Paul On 04/05/2011 8:58 AM, sylvain.m...@ic.gc.ca wrote: Hey guys, I am looking for a freeware like version of drop box. It has to be easy to use for the end user (no command lines, no rsyncs). Has anyone come across a freeware tool or better options than dropbox? We do not want to have to pay monthly fees. I'd rather have a owned server that could do this, but then how do I get access to it via android, iphone, and ipad? UnRaid is a great repository, I know superflexible file synchconizer works well as well, but then the mobile devices side takes a hit. Pogo Plug is too slow to be usable for large Blog Video files. There must be a turn key solution out there, with a one time fee or free that can do this, that does not require a PHD. ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what is the uname variation that shows a 32-bit install on 64-bit system?
On Mon, 9 May 2011, Peter Sjöberg wrote: I guess the question then is what rob means with system. I was thinking system=computer system and I made the assumption that that if you install any distro the kernel is included so if the kernel is 64bit then most userland sw is probably 64bit also. But if you want to know whatever some specific program is 64 or 32bit file is the one to go with, and that will tell you half the story. If the program is 32bit it might be because the system is 32bit, not because you got wrong bitness installed. Robert, Do you have your answer yet? * to check a individual program: file /bin/ls * to check the running kernel: uname -m * to check the cpu: grep ^flags.* lm /proc/cpuinfo as best as i can tell, uname -m will tell me what i want. i've had others confirm that, with a 32-bit install on a 64-bit system, uname -m will report back a 32-bit arch, which is what i was after. if anyone notices anything different, let me know. rday -- Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Slow DSL
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:05:00AM -0400, Shawn H Corey wrote: Hi, I'm having problems with my DSL. Currently it's running below 20 KB/s and it's suppose to max out at 300 KB/s. This started about a month ago sometime around when I updated my kernel. Before that it averaged from 250 KB/s to 270 KB/s. Since I haven't change my setup, I was wondering if the problem was on my machine or it's Bell's. Does anyone know of anything in the kernel that might cause this? Have you isolated it by trying another machine with speedtest.com to be certain it isn't your dsl? I had an issue with my DSL that turned out to be a known problem at Bell affecting multiple customers that had a 3-month schedule delay to fix. It was fixed about a month or two after the UBB crap hit the fan. I initially thought it was spurious DNS and ICMP traffic that was gobbling my upload bandwidth, but turned out to be further into Bell's network. I was getting 40 KB/s when I should have been getting 800 KB/s. At peak times and load, I was getting 23 second pings. Techie goodies: $ uname -a Linux Ix 2.6.35-28-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 18 18:42:20 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux Shawn slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\-- ~\hpv.tricolour.net www.TriColour.net-- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo___M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- greenparty.ca_GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)(*)(*)_ ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
