Have you heard of [syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) ? It syncs a folder between devices, like Dropbox, without the need for someone else's computer. No cloud, it's just your pc talking to your phone, directly and automatically, through your home WiFi.
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    15 days ago

    So it’s an app for file transfers…

    Instead of just transferring files?

    I don’t see the need for an app here, if anything advocating for a bespoke app for an incredibly easy task with a long list of alternatives would be more centralization, not less.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        15 days ago

        Because it’s advocating for everyone to rely on a single app to do something you don’t need an app to use…

        Instead of everyone doing it whichever way they want, people would start using the app, giving (what I assume is a small team of) developers oversized control.over the act of transferring files.

        Like, are you not aware the default roadmap for this shit is be nice and free till people rely on the service, then become greedy and shitty.

        Weird question though, what exactly do you think centralization is?

        • JayleneSlide@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          14 days ago

          Except Syncthing is not centralized. It’s basically a webhook between your own computers or others whom you authorize. If you sneakernet a file, that is discontinuous whereas Syncthing provides continuous file syncing over UPnP. The underlying protocol is open, the source code is open…

          Like, are you not aware the default roadmap for this shit is be nice and free till people rely on the service, then become greedy and shitty.

          Let’s absolutely be wary of enshittification, but Syncthing ain’t it. If they enshittify, I’ll eat my humble pie, fork the code, and go back to my merry synchronization between my computers all over the place. All without having to run a file server. Well, I’d probably just pull my most recent, non-shitty Docker image, but that’s running off into the weeds.

          Centralization in this context would require the Syncthing Foundation to run servers hosting your files, which they don’t. My question was why/how you think Syncthing is a centralized service,

            • Bora M. Alper@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
              3·
              14 days ago

              Maybe someone else will offer to help you instead.

              Regardless of your viewpoint and being right or wrong, this is neither a friendly nor a constructive tone.

            • JayleneSlide@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              14 days ago

              For computers in different physical locations, what continuous file synchronization method(s) do you suggest?