File sharing, syncing and backup tool Dropbox, previously available only to Windows and Mac users, recently launched the linux version of its desktop client. With this, they also launched the service to public, vanishing the need for an invite for a sign up.

Dropbox automatically creates a folder in your computer which is always synced to the online server. You just need to drag and drop files in it and it instantaneously syncs it with your account. You can create shared folders which are synced just between you and the friends you specify. Apart from these, creating a photo album or uploading a file for anybody in the public to download is as easy as a pie.

Coming the the Linux Client, installing Dropbox creates a folder in the Home directory named “Dropbox”. Anything put into it automatically gets synced to your dropbox account online. A free account gives you 2GB of storage space, but starting next week you’ll be able to buy a 50GB ‘box for $9.99 per month (or $99.99 annually). Although I have 5Gb because i joined Dropbox in its early private days :P.

On their homepage, you can see they launched to the public on 9 September that is 9/11. If you are thinking what i am, you should give a glance at this comment on digg which is quite thoughtful.

Just because a couple of thousand people died in a specific country in the world, software developers should avoid releasing a specific day?

The US isn’t the world. Get a grip.

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