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Re:Dropbox is using an unsigned binary to install kernel ext... by topspin on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:17AM (#13742282)
What value of "kernel" is involved here? It's a tweet, so there isn't much to go on. I ask because I have this possibly naive view that one shouldn't need an actual "kernel extension" to sync some files...
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Re:Dropbox is using an unsigned binary to install kernel ext... by arachnids on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:22AM (#13742304)
Probably the "Infinite" extension [1] that lets you evict files from your disk while still storing them in Dropbox. It's an opt-in feature (and perhaps only available to Business customers?).

[1] - https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/05/going-deeper-with-pro...

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Re:Dropbox is using an unsigned binary to install kernel ext... by mmjaa on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:56AM (#13743342)
One shouldn't need a third-party to get involved in sync'ing some files, but .. we do.
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