Dropbox Is The Best Overall Startup
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Dropbox is great for personal sync across devices, but it still isn't a group file sharing solution. Again, my opinion, but I think it ought to be both.
The two killer features for me are client side encryption and selective syncing, you can separate define for each client which folders are synced.
Wuala even supports streaming of files. With their virtual file system you can start reading not completly downloaded files.
The disadvantage of all of this is the increased complexity in the user interface. That's the beauty of Dropbox, the simplicity. But now, after getting used to Wuala, I wouldn't want to miss it.
I don't doubt you at all – I can see in their documentation that the feature exists. I just can't seem to make it happen.
Update: Looks like this only works for files that are already public, as far as I can tell. I managed to find "Copy public link..." if I right click in the Public folder.
Update 2: What a mess! Here's the doc that explains this buried feature: https://www.dropbox.com/help/167 I was able to switch to the "new sharing model", whatever that means. I still can't generate the link, though.