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On Saturday 10 May 2008, Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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> > A backup device is just a storage appliance, if should not be |
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> > parochial about the origin of the data it stores. |
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> But because there are different requirements (features of the |
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> filesystems), what you're saying is not correct. |
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No, what YOU should be saying is: |
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YOUR requirements for backups do not meet the same criteria as Neil's. |
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So in YOUR case it is not correct but in Neil's it very well may be. |
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You are conflating your specific case with the general case. |
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> And why do you make such a fuss about such a natural thing? |
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Because it is natural from his point of view? |
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Your point of view may differ, and you are free to work according to |
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that (and should) but that doesn't mean that your case is universally |
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applicable. Claiming that is illogical in the extreme. |
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> There's |
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> just no reason in sharing such a device/filesystem/"storage endpoint" |
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> between different operating systems. |
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Yes, in your case that is true. But please at least acknowledge the |
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following: |
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1. You never touch Neil's data |
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2. You do not maintain his systems |
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3. His mistakes and successes do not impact you in any significant way |
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4. Neil is free to do with his data whatever he likes |
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5. If you don't like how he does things, that's tough |
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6. If you are entitled to tell other people the one correct way to do |
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action X, then they are just as entitled to tell you how to perform |
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action Y the correct way. And to be consistent, you will have to follow |
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their assessment whether you agree with it or not. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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