[LINK] SkyDrive and/or Live Sync?

[Rick Welykochy]

Roger Clarke wrote:

> At 14:10 +0000 13/3/10, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>> Anybody have any good/bad experiences with Windows SkyDrive or Live Sync?
>
> I couldn't work out whether it's a peer-to-peer synch'ing service, or
> whether a copy of the files is stored, or passes through, the US.
>
> Can anyone read between the lines, or more deeply, than I can?

<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff472473.aspx>

If you trust what the evol empire says ...


"Windows Live Sync

  Sync uses the same synchronization concept as Live Mesh, but is a
  peer-to-peer (P2P) service. Files you include in Sync aren’t stored
  in the cloud, they’re copied and updated from one PC to another.
  Therefore, Sync is a good option if you don’t want your files to be
  stored online but wish to keep them in sync among multiple PCs.

  Because Sync is a P2P network, you must periodically keep at least
  two of the PCs in your network turned on at the same time so the files
  can sync. As an example, I use Sync on my desktop, notebook, and mini-
  notebook to keep my documents and browser favorites in sync among all
  three PCs. I typically use my desktop and at least one of my notebooks
  every day, giving them the opportunity to sync with each other."

BTW: ww.live.com is now www.bing.com and the Windows Live stuff is harder
to find.

My concern about Windows Luve and Synch: are they using rsync (GPL) technology
to accomplish this and if so, is the source code available?


cheers
rickw

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