Re:Diode Drive – Privacy-focused distributed alternative to ...
by okcomputerrrr on Friday March 12, 2021 @02:39PM
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Syncthing - As per their website what it does is to synchronize files between two or more computers in real time, which are usually owned by you so the storage limit is the highest storage you have on a single computer
Diode Drive - A privacy-focused alternative to Google Drive or Dropbox - share and collaborate without uploading to the cloud.you have unlimited storage and files can be shared with a link with anyone and yes that blockchain nonsense
Re:Diode Drive – Privacy-focused distributed alternative to ...
by dominicl on Friday March 12, 2021 @03:19PM
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Syncthing is pretty great and for us an inspiration technically, but we also believe it's too difficult for the non-technical population. But we're targeting a reduced easy to use UI. We're trying to get as near as possible to the convenience of Dropbox/Google while being peer-2-peer and end-2-end encrypted.
Re:Diode Drive – Privacy-focused distributed alternative to ...
by fs111 on Friday March 12, 2021 @02:34PM
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This one has more blockchain nonsense, so it is clearly better
Re:Diode Drive – Privacy-focused distributed alternative to ...
by dominicl on Friday March 12, 2021 @02:58PM
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We're using the blockchain to register unique usernames, drive addresses and store drive memberships (public keys) so there is no central database required to keep the system up and running. The goal is to provide the convenience of a centralized system, without a centralized system. That said we still have to improve convenience... beta as it says
Re:Diode Drive – Privacy-focused distributed alternative to ...
by nikolay on Friday March 12, 2021 @02:47PM
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Yeah, sprinkle some bullchain in it... and money will start pouring in!
Re:Diode Drive – Privacy-focused distributed alternative to ...
by buildanduse on Saturday March 13, 2021 @08:46AM
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Hey theon144 - one of the differences seems to be public shares. Diode Drive is able to share files with anyone/everyone even if they don't have Diode Drive installed. (send them a link)
e.g. If you need to send a file to someone and it is >25MB, not easy to do with email - Diode Drive makes it easy without having to upload the file to the cloud.
I looked around the website for a while, but the model seems fairly similar, and I wasn't able to find any unique advantages.