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		SimonSapin on Jan 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open-source Dropbox alternative powered by Git bup uses the git repository format (packfiles) but splits big files into chuck to avoid this problem. Also does de-duplication at the chunk level. https://github.com/apenwarr/bup/#readme https://github.com/apenwarr/bup/blob/master/DESIGN#L92

nickik on Jan 1, 2012 [–]

A couple of days ago I attended a talk about bup, might be intressting to you. (really technical)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_rOi2OVvwU

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