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...
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.
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.
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!
Dunno if it works for files of different sizes, though. It probably won't, since the blocks won't be in the same positions.
