Re: backup (was Re: reiser4 plugins)

[David Masover <ninja@slaphack.com>]

Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> Rule #3 from http://www.streamload.com/About/Legal_eng.asp?page=id73#
> is pretty clear about what applies if you have a trial account (which
> seems to be what you have since you say you'll cancel your account if
> they charge you anything):
>
>   3. Do not circumvent Freeloader download restrictions.
>   Any attempt to circumvent Freeloader trial account restrictions will
>   result in a permanent banishment from the Streamload community. This
>   includes (3a) files with an invalid or disguised file format; (3b)
>   encryption; (3c) steganography and/or (3d) creating multiple
>   freeloader accounts.
>
> You can interpret that whatever way you like, but if you're that
> cavalier with your data, hey, I'm not sure _I'd_ trust your judgement
> about which filesystem to trust.  :-)

Streamload is one possibility.  There are others -- gmail and such. 
This is just what can be had *for*free*.

For that matter, the uploading process doesn't require a user to agree 
to those terms at all.  There's a module in CPAN that allows an upload, 
and never asks me to agree to any terms, nor does it ask me for an 
account password.

I don't have multiple accounts, I don't *use* the encryption to attempt 
to circumvent the download restrictions, especially considering that 
said download restrictions don't even come into play until I need a 
restore.  By the time I do need a restore, I'm willing to pay money, as 
100 megs a month is certainly not going to be enough.
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