BitTorrent Sync Beta API Now Available to Developers(blog.bittorrent.com) |
BitTorrent Sync Beta API Now Available to Developers(blog.bittorrent.com) |
However I am hopeful that some other projects will come up (maybe based on http://www.gocircuit.org/ ) that will give us the same functionality with a verifiable code base.
I've been waiting for some free time to write a client myself - go circuit looks very interesting for that!
We've been working to get it to a point where it'd be ready for a "Show HN". We finally got connection encryption working last night, so hopefully that will be in a week or two.
"Our goal is to build a sharing tool that lets you move big files, and big ideas, freely. Without surveillance." [1]
Unfortunately without proof this sort of marketing sounds like "give us all of your data, we won't look, we promise."
... I may be a little cynical because I like the idea of decentralized sync.
[1] http://blog.bittorrent.com/2013/11/05/introducing-bittorrent...
Are they planning on open sourcing the code at a later date or have they simply kept quiet this whole time, hoping the issue will go away?
SyncApp is wonderful but I don't feel comfortable with it being closed source and your infrastructure being used. Thus I use it only to transfer files between computers I wouldn't mind sharing with the world.
Dunno if it works for files of different sizes, though. It probably won't, since the blocks won't be in the same positions.
Then BitTorrent came along and bought it. On one hand I'm really happy for the dev, but on the other hand it was the start of a steady decline of both the quality and the ethics. BT does some really interesting stuff, but I really wish they wouldn't pee on their own parade with all those uT ads and bundling.
As for your question, yes, we're planning on releasing a version that will allow for you to use your own tracker - unfortunately we don’t have timing yet for that but it is in the works. We're working hard to make a great product and to support everyone as best we can.
Also, we do have a dedicated forum for the Sync API http://forum.bittorrent.com/forum/106-developers/ in case you have other questions/comments. Thanks!