From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Monroe, Will" Subject: Re: Cooperating with oneself using the cloud? Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:58:31 -0500 Message-ID: <5425B757.8060209@gmail.com> References: <8738bk9j2k.fsf@grothesque.org> <87ppel6n4s.fsf@grothesque.org> <87lhp6v5dp.fsf@gmx.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54375) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XXaj2-0000nE-Ev for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:58:41 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XXaj1-0002Vq-1g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:58:40 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-x22e.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22e]:62049) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XXaj0-0002N9-QR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:58:38 -0400 Received: by mail-ob0-f174.google.com with SMTP id m8so10441375obr.33 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:58:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wmonro1-3.lsu.edu ([2620:105:b000:b100:cd7e:2c6d:ec78:2e6]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id co8sm3437742oeb.10.2014.09.26.11.58.31 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:58:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87lhp6v5dp.fsf@gmx.us> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Thanks you Rasmus and Brett! It still sounds interesting although your combined feedback has left me in a state of indecision about whether to pursue another option or investigate git-annex further. Ha! On 9/26/14, 9:11 AM, Rasmus wrote: > Hi, > > "Tim O'Callaghan" writes: > >> I have no instructions per-se. I did consider git, using git-annexe or >> similar tool, but the pre-internet encryption i require does not >> easily happen out of the box. If you are only syncing between your own >> git servers though and do not care so much file level encryption >> git-annexe a remarkable tool. I still cannot get my head around how it >> works (symlinks galore!) but it seems ideal for personal sync (but not >> to github). This is the nearest thing i've seen to dropbox. >> https://git-annex.branchable.com/ > > At this point I would not recommend git-annex to my worst enemy, even > though I use it. Annex is not at all transparent (to me), and I > struggle a lot when it doesn't just worksᵀᴹ [which is somehow rarely > the case for me]. > > That being said, it does do client-side encryption. It will even > setup a key for you in the webapp. Only requirement is that you have > git-annex on your central server, but I think an installation by an > unprivileged user is fine. You have to transfer the key to your other > systems yourself. > > Also, you can get rid of the symlinks with direct mode. I sometimes > go into indirect mode to do $GIT_STUFF manually. > > —Rasmus >