Re:Create your own private cloud at home – easy installation...
by mikece on Monday September 30, 2019 @05:40PM
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I have two questions:
1. Can someone other than the person setting this up reset the passwords/credentials for the connected devices that access the files (eg: law enforcement, a hacker using breach data as a credentials guide?)?
2. Is the code for the apps open source or open for inspection?
Re:Create your own private cloud at home – easy installation...
by RealStickman on Monday September 30, 2019 @05:49PM
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To answer your second question. Taken from their FAQ.
Q: Do you plan to open-source it?
A: We'll open source everything (server, interface, etc...), except from the C Library. Reason being that the library is what gives us our technical competitive advantage (being that you get the full private cloud experience with no need for a server). It's also important to note that you can't patent your code/algorithm in Europe, so there's no other way to protect it. But everything else expect from the library will be open-source.
"-Syncthing is P2P, so you get the disadvantages along with it e.g. all your devices need to be turned on at the same time. If not, you get a desynchronisation between your devices and create conflict.
-Syncthing is not an app for backup (see this link, section 2.2.17). Duple is; in fact backup is one of our main features.
-Then, similar to the likes of Nextcloud, Syncthing also includes a complicated installation/setup that isn't aimed at everyone and requires some IT expertise. One of the main points of Duple is to provide an out of the box tool that anyone can use, with super easy set up.
-It is also worth noting that Syncthing is not planning on supporting iOS platforms."
1. Can someone other than the person setting this up reset the passwords/credentials for the connected devices that access the files (eg: law enforcement, a hacker using breach data as a credentials guide?)?
2. Is the code for the apps open source or open for inspection?
Q: Do you plan to open-source it?
A: We'll open source everything (server, interface, etc...), except from the C Library. Reason being that the library is what gives us our technical competitive advantage (being that you get the full private cloud experience with no need for a server). It's also important to note that you can't patent your code/algorithm in Europe, so there's no other way to protect it. But everything else expect from the library will be open-source.
From their blogpost:
"-Syncthing is P2P, so you get the disadvantages along with it e.g. all your devices need to be turned on at the same time. If not, you get a desynchronisation between your devices and create conflict. -Syncthing is not an app for backup (see this link, section 2.2.17). Duple is; in fact backup is one of our main features. -Then, similar to the likes of Nextcloud, Syncthing also includes a complicated installation/setup that isn't aimed at everyone and requires some IT expertise. One of the main points of Duple is to provide an out of the box tool that anyone can use, with super easy set up. -It is also worth noting that Syncthing is not planning on supporting iOS platforms."