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| Subject: | Re: Re: back up gentoo system |
| Group: | Gentoo-user |
| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 12 May 2008 |
On Mon, 12 May 2008 16:51:08 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote:
> · Neil Bothwick <neil>:
> >> And last, but not least: Why should backup directories be shared in
> >> the first place?
> >
> > They shouldn't, and I never stated that they should.
>
> You stated that there might be such a need. In
> <20080507160930.6e7b9b66>, Date: Wed, 7 May
> 2008 16:09:30 +0100 you wrote:
>
> | Because you need to access it from Windows too?
At no time did I suggest it was a god idea to share a directory for
backups of different systems. I simply pointed out that IF (note the use
of the word IF, which means it doesn't have to apply to you) you need to
use the same filesystem for storing backups from multiple machines, rsync
is not the best choice.
If you are able to use a separate device for each operating system, fine,
but don't assume that you can apply your circumstances to everyone else.
I have already given a real world case where this is not acceptable.
> I then asked, why you think that such a need might exist. That
> question hasn't been answered by you up to now.
Yes it has, together with an example.
> | But more interesting: Why should they even be able to backup to the
> | same drive (or better: to the same filesystem)?
>
> That question also hasn't been answered yet.
Same question, same answer.
This is getting tedious, especially for the other subscribers to the
list. Why don't we just accept that different people have different
environments, and restrictions imposed by those environments (which is
what I alluded to at the start) and let it drop, or at least take it to
private mail. If you are looking for a public recantation of my view that
one tool doesn't fit every circumstance, I am sorry I will have to
disappoint you.
> It seems you don't want to answer that question. Why's that?
I have answered it, although you seem to have missed the several
questions, from me and others, as to why one must not share a device
between computers.
--
Neil Bothwick
That's not a bug, it's a Free Enhanced Feature!
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