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On Fri, 09 May 2008 15:38:51 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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> >> No. Not to a drive used for backups of Linux machines. |
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> > Why? |
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> Different OS. |
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So. We can use the same web pages, read the same email, why not share |
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hardware? |
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> > My partner has to use Windows for |
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> > work, are you saying we are not allowed to share a backup device? |
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> It just doesn't make sense. |
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So if I have a Linux box, a Windows box and a Mac and want to backup to |
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an external drive, you say I must buy three drives when one will do? |
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Should I buy a fourth drive for my Palm Treo? |
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Do I need separate rsync.net accounts too? |
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A backup device is just a storage appliance, if should not be parochial |
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about the origin of the data it stores. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Grow your own dope, plant a politician! |
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