Dropship (software)
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| author = Wladimir van der Laan
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| released = {{Start-date|April 2011}}
| discontinued = yes
| latest release version = 0.0.1
| latest release date = {{release date|2011|04|26}}
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| operating system = Cross-platform
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| programming language = Python
| genre = Computer security
| license = MIT license
| website = [https://github.com/driverdan/dropship dropship at github]
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Dropship was a set of API utilities for use with Dropbox accounts. The utilities used Dropbox's de-duplication facilities to allow files, identified by their Dropbox hashes, to be copied from Dropbox's servers.
According to the GitHub project, dropship is no longer functional due to the backend changes Dropbox made to their service.{{cite web|title=Dropship Github Project|url=https://github.com/driverdan/dropship}}
Controversy
Dropship was the target of legal maneuvering by Dropbox that attempted to shut down the project and remove it from the Internet.{{cite web| url=http://razorfast.com/2011/04/25/dropbox-attempts-to-kill-open-source-project/ |title=Dropbox Attempts to Kill Open Source Project |date=2011-04-25| accessdate=2011-04-27|last=DeFelippi|first=Dan|work=Razor Fast}} The mechanism of Dropbox's attempt to shut down the Dropship project generated both online discussion{{cite web|url=http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2478567|title=Dropship — successor to torrents?| work=Hacker News|date=2011-04-24|accessdate=2011-08-01}} and negative press for the company.{{cite web | url=http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110425/15541514030/dropbox-tries-to-kill-off-open-source-project-with-dmca-takedown.shtml| title=Dropbox Tries To Kill Off Open Source Project With DMCA Takedown |date=2011-04-26|accessdate=2011-04-27|last=Masnick|first=Mike|work=TechDirt}}
See also
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