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Bug 552578 - Last rites: app-backup/cyphertite - Service closing 2015-08-18
Summary: Last rites: app-backup/cyphertite - Service closing 2015-08-18
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Brian Evans (RETIRED)
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Keywords: PMASKED
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Reported: 2015-06-19 18:47 UTC by Brian Evans (RETIRED)
Modified: 2015-07-21 18:36 UTC (History)
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Description Brian Evans (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2015-06-19 18:47:41 UTC
The Cyphertite backup service is closing as of August 18th, 2015.  Package masked for removal in 30 days.

"Dear Cyphertite User,

It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing the coming closure of the
Cyphertite online backup service in 2 months' time, on August 18th,
2015.

Due to limited interest in Cyphertite, we were not able to generate
enough revenue to justify continuing to operate the service. In an
attempt to make transition away from using the Cyphertite service less
painful for existing users, we are giving a 2 month notice that the
service is ending. In some cases, this means you simply need to find
another online backup service and make the initial backup there before
discontinuing use of Cyphertite. In other cases, the migration process
away from Cyphertite may be more involved, e.g. you need to restore some
data before the service closes. I suggest you start thinking about
finding a replacement for Cyphertite sooner rather than later, as in
"have a proper backup at another backup provider before August 18th".

It has been a pleasure to serve all of our customers over the past
several years. We feel very strongly that everyone, not just select
groups, should have access to secure data storage tools as a matter of
personal privacy. As such, we truly appreciate everyone who joined us in
asserting their right to online data privacy. Since we are closing
Cyphertite, some customers may be left wondering "Well, great... what
now? I have to find a new secure online backup service." so I figured a
few suggestions for alternatives would be helpful:

        Windows users - For our existing windows users, we recommend
        SpiderOak - https://spideroak.com

        Linux/UNIX/OSX users - For all our command line people, we
        recommend Tarsnap - https://www.tarsnap.com

Despite shuttering Cyphertite in the near future, we will continue to
have a presence in the data security software space, albeit via a new
company, Company 0 LLC (https://companyzero.com). In the next few months
we will be making an announcement regarding a new project that may be of
interest to existing Cyphertite users, so stay tuned.

Sincerely,
Jacob Yocom-Piatt
CEO
Conformal Systems, LLC.
"
Comment 1 Brian Evans (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2015-07-21 18:36:57 UTC
Package removed