I was searching for a hosting service that I could use for remote backup, synchronization, and revision control. It should have reliable and easy access and allow me to use scp, rsync, and svn, among other programs. In this post I explain what I found and motivate my final choice.
I started in wikipedia, checking the list of online backup services and the article on online storage, then I read a pc world article without finding enlightenment. Most of the services seem to be directed at say "Windows Power Users." I finally found answers in a slashdot discussion about the identical question Best Online Remote Backup Service w/Linux Client?
Turns out Jungle Disk is quite cheap and there is also blacksun. I decided in the end to sign with rsync that offers discounts for educational staff and students. I took the minimum volume of 8GB and payed about 36 euros for the entire year. I received a short mail with all the relevant information and so far I am happy.
You might also see my cheat-sheet of basic subversion commands and the short tutorial on automatic synchronization.
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