Gentoo Archives: gentoo-security

From: Anthony Metcalf <anthony.metcalf@×××××××××××.cx>
To: gentoo-security@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-security] System knockout :-(
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:20:48
Message-Id: 20040405162033.00004d7f@anthony-dell
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-security] System knockout :-( by Terje Kvernes
1 On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 17:13:05 +0200
2 Terje Kvernes <terjekv@××××××××.no> wrote:
3
4 > > But archives must last a longer period of time than tape so a well
5 > > cared for optical media gives longevity that tape just doesn't have.
6 >
7 > both tape and optical media die eventually,
8
9 I thought the lifespan of cd-r was around 2-3 years (my experience seems
10 to match that with audio cd's) Less if the cd's are used often, and less
11 for other formats e.g. cd-rw. I havn't heard figures for dvd formats,
12 what are they like?