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On 10 May 2008, at 07:07, Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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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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> Because it doesn't make sense, to share the same filesystem for |
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> backing up Windows and Linux? |
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You keep saying this like it's obvious, but don't provide any good |
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reason for it. |
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There's no reason why I shouldn't have a singe external drive |
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containing three directories: "My Mac", "Ann's Linux Box", "Bee's |
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Windows PC". |
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I can only assume that you find it inelegant to store files on a |
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filesystem which will not handle their metadata - ownership, group, |
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permissions in the case of Linux, or the more sophisticated ACLs used |
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by Windows XP Pro & 2003. |
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Just because YOU find it inelegant, doesn't mean that anyone else |
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cares. A file is a file, and when recovering from backups most of us |
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can drag & drop "My Photos" to the new filesystem and then take |
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ownership of the files. |
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Stroller. |
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