As a small team of developers/friends, we had created a simple intranet platform (years ago) to share ideas, files (and keep backups), manage our e-mails, etc.
Few days ago, after discussing "how awesome it would be to use the file sharing module of it from a Dropbox-like application", I started searching for any open source tools that can do the job.
As expected, yes, there is open source for everything and found very nice resources that can help us accomplish the project with almost no (or few) coding.
Considering you may use them in your own projects/platforms or have an idea of building a file storage and sharing application, here is a complete list of open source Dropbox alternatives (that are updated regularly):
This is a file sharing and collaboration tool which allows you to instantly synchronize with any Git repository (SFTP is on the way).
It can connect to any number of hosts + allows you to follow and add/remove files into any number of projects.
Growl notifications let you know when a change by a team member.
Syncany is a very promising and open source file sharing + storage application which is still under heavy development.
It can use almost any type of storage including local folders, FTP, Amazon S3, Google Storage, IMAP and more.
The data is encrypted locally which is nice for the security of sensitive information and has support for versioning.
Using a centralized storage space (iFolder), the application keeps the copy of files/folders both locally and remotely by keeping them in sync.
For a minimum bandwidth usage, it only downloads/uploads the modified file portions.
You can share the folders with other users and set the access rights of each user.
Also, optionally, a web interface allows reaching files from anywhere, anytime.
IQBox is a SVN client which keeps files in sync automatically using any SVN server.
It runs quietly in the background, only syncs when CPU is available and upload the changed parts of files for a quick synchronization process.
The application stores files centrally and encrypted with automated versioning and backup.
It runs under a Apache, PHP and MySQL/PostgreSQL environment and can be reached from any device.
QtdSync is a feature-rich GUI for the popular rsync which can backup both local and remote files.
It can take differential backup or just synchronize and has a restore option.
Multiple users can work with the same account and comes with a user management system.
The server requires Windows but the clients can also work in Linux.
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A week ago, WRD had introduced Fortune3 which is a full-featured shopping cart application and giveaway of 3*6-month licenses of any plan wanted.
If you commented to that article for joining the giveaway, make sure to check the end of this post to find out if you are one of the winners.
In case you missed:
It is a hosted shopping cart application with 24/7 support to build an e-commerce website of any size.
The application simplifies managing the store with a "E-Commerce Wizard" desktop software which speeds up the whole process.
The design of the store of totally customizable, and it is integrated with all major "live shipping" providers (like UPS, FedEx or DHL), payment processors (including PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon, etc.) and accounting softwares (QuickBooks, PeachTree).
Both B2C and B2B business models are supported and several marketing tools like an integrated affiliate system, price/quantity based promotions, gift certificates, promo codes + newsletter system helps selling easier.
Fortune3's Social Shopping Cart App is an instant way to add a shopping cart to Facebook pages and reach social media users.
And, mobile apps allow you to reach your store anytime, anywhere.
Here are the 3 winners for the any plan for 6 months of this ecommerce software:
Thanks to everyone for joining the giveaway and congratulations to the winners (hope they create awesome and sucessful e-commerce websites).
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Subversion, the open source and popular version control system, is a great tool for an organized coding environment where multiple users can work on the same files and tracking the changes/versions is possible.
uberSVN is a free application which transforms a standard Subversion setup into the next level by adding social features and more to it.
With the application, teams get a homepage that profiles the team members, lists the projects they’re working on, repositories they’re using and their latest activity and status.
Team members can see each other’s real-time progress by simply subscribing to Twitter-like feeds that managers can also monitor.
Besides managing Subversion, 3rd party applications can be integrated into the system (like Trac, Jenkins, etc.) so that the development team uses only a single login for managing projects.
uberSVN comes with installers for Windows and Linux.
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Building good-looking HTML forms which work well in every browser and applying client+server-side validation usually takes a serious development time.
Zebra_Form, a free PHP library, handles this process very well and enables us to create secure and chic forms with a few lines of PHP code.
The output can be generated either with the ready-to-use styles (with valid HTML) or with any new/custom ones.
An integrated cross-site scripting prevention mechanism removes any possible malicious code submitted. It also helps preventing automated spam submissions.
The client-side validation is handled with jQuery, alerts are displayed inside tooltips and many validation types can be used (like "required, e-mail, length, etc.").
Besides standard input types, Zebra_Form supports Ajax-like file uploads, date-time pickers and captchas.
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