<p>There's already several cluster filesystems, but most aren't structured for privacy from everyone else. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_file_system">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_file_system</a></p>
<p>It would also be nice to be able to specify a distribution count, so really important files get more copies.</p>
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> <br>> More like you can back up a specified fraction of what you provide. A<br>> scheme like this requires extra redundancy to make up for potential downtime<br>> of some nodes at any given moment. It also could use pre-transmission<br>
> encryption so that the people holding backups could honestly say they don't<br>> have the decryption keys.<br>> <br>> <br>> [Linguistic nit-pick: When used as a phrasal verb, "back up" is two words,<br>
> but when used as a noun or adjective, "backup" is one word. You "back up"<br>> data, producing a "backup copy", or simply a "backup".]<br>> <br>> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Philip Dorr <<a href="mailto:tagno25@gmail.com">tagno25@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>>> Or better a public distributed off-site backup, where you can backup as<br>>> much as you provide.<br>>> On Jul 21, 2011 6:00 PM, "Luis E. Rodriguez" <<a href="mailto:lrodriguezmail@gmail.com">lrodriguezmail@gmail.com</a>><br>
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