[LINK] SkyDrive and/or Live Sync?

[Roger Clarke]

>Roger Clarke wrote:
>>  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?

At 12:18 +1100 14/3/10, Rick Welykochy wrote:
><http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff472473.aspx>
>If you trust what the evol empire says ...

Thanks Rick!

Back in 2004, I speculated on backup as a potentially valuable 
application of P2P: 
http://www.rogerclarke.com/EC/P2POview.html#PotApp

But I hadn't noticed any evidence of it being used.

So, if we believe what's said, this could be an MS 'good thing'.

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>"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?


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