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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Separate /usr [was: Clock is way off]
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 21:45:46
Message-Id: 20070509223758.02e5d655@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Separate /usr [was: Clock is way off] by Daniel Iliev
1 On Thu, 10 May 2007 00:21:06 +0300, Daniel Iliev wrote:
2
3 > > You could also argue that /usr needs the least protection from
4 > > filesystem damage, because it contains no data. /usr can be repaired
5 > > with a reinstall, unlike /var, /home or /etc.
6
7 > That's a good point.
8 >
9 > Only for the sake of arguing: those need no FS protection, but
10 > recent back-ups :)
11
12 Recent is never recent enough. I used to think daily backups were fine,
13 until a failure at 5pm cost me a day's work :(
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17 Neil Bothwick
18
19 Forget the Joneses...I can't keep up with The Simpsons.

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