Ed Greshko wrote:
wondering why you wouldn't use Amanda.
I wrote
(2) It requires learning how to use Yet Another Package when
I'm not interested in making my OS be a hobby.
Yes, a personal choice.
Well, that should end it, then. De gustibus non
disputandum est. Why are you arguing?
[snip]
Yeah, that's the problem with open source software. It makes it so hard
to move to a different platform. :-)
I don't want to do builds and installs of stuff. I DID mention I didn't
want my OS to become a hobby.
BTW, it doesn't use "other than standard tools". It uses either native
dump and/or GNU tar.
Amanda is not Standard.
[snip]
Because use of amanda makes a nice way to do backups and takes care of
Define "nice way". Again, this is my personal choice. I gave
you the reasons I made it. So, let it drop.
all problems one may encounter trying to maintain their own set of
NOTHING takes care of "all problems".
tools/scripts. Thought you may want to give it a try. You don't have
to. Just a suggestion. Have fun hacking at tar and gzip.
I have a system which has worked fine for me. I'd like to tweak
it. I don't want to learn a whole system.
You gonna do a port of amanda to my next OS?
Mike
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