[Duplicity-talk] Ubuntu One backend

[Paul Barker]

Hi all,

I'm looking to backup a server to Ubuntu One using Duplicity and so 
I've taken a look at the backend code for U1. This seems to depend on 
DBUS, Gnome Keyring and a bunch of other stuff which won't be running 
on a headless server. Looking at the standard python-ubuntuone code, 
I'm gathering that the expectation is that this is ran while you're 
logged into an X session.

As a quick weekend project I decided to write a command line Ubuntu 
One client which didn't depend on any of this - it talks directly to 
the U1 REST API using built in python libraries and one external 
library: python-oauth2. That's a requirement to properly authenticate. 
This now seems to work and I can use this client to get, put and list 
files. I've put the project up at https://bitbucket.org/elprb2/u1c

So my question is, would you be interested in replacing the Ubuntu One 
backend with something simpler? Looks like I can edit my code a bit and 
use it to implement a Duplicity backend module without massive 
difficulties. I tend to license my code under an MIT license but am 
happy to put this under GPL. I've also never used bazaar version 
control system so if possible I'd just like to write the backend and 
email it to you. What's your thoughts on this?

Thanks,

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Paul Barker
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