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by andre 4755 days ago
Dropbox.... “coming soon.” Time to look at Bittorrent Sync again?

Or other open source alternatives?
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jlmendezbonini 4755 days ago
"Is BitTorrent Sync open-source? BitTorrent Sync isn't open source software, and no announcements have been made to indicate that this will likely change."[1]

[1]http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/17782-bittorrent-sync-faq-...

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andre 4755 days ago
I know they are not open source currently, but for now they are not on the list.

It would be awesome if they did open source it, or at least allow for third party (EFF?) review of source.

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meraku 4755 days ago
My thoughts exactly. I'm certainly going to be looking at other options, including BitTorrent Sync. As useful as Dropbox may be, it's something I'd be willing to do without if this is true.
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