Online Cloud Storage

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    owncloud:

    ownCloud is a free and open-source web application for data synchronization, file sharing, and cloud storage.
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    Frank Karlitschek, a KDE software developer, started developing ownCloud in January 2010, in order to provide a free software alternative to for-profit storage service providers. In contrast to commercial storage services, ownCloud can be installed on a private server at no additional cost.
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    There are desktop clients available for syncing data directly from PCs running Windows, Mac OS, or Linux as well as mobile apps for iOS and Android devices. More importantly, stored data can be accessed using the ownCloud Web Frontend in any standards-compliant web browser. Any updates to files are pushed between all computers or mobile devices connected to a user's account.

    • so now initead of for-profit cloud storage, you can pay for a for-profit dedicated server?monNom

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