On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 18:39 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote: > On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 18:27 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan > >> <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> > Like many good ideas, I'd say that this one has very little chance of > >> > becoming standard practice, given that each Linux app decides for itself > >> > where to put its config files > >> > >> As I told Ed, there is more than config files in .evolution and > >> .thunderbird: there is data! > >> > >> > More to the point, my answer to the OP would be "use a real backup > >> > solution". > >> > >> What would you suggest as a "real backup solution"? By this, i mean > >> something a Mac user could use eyes closed, given that defining a > >> solution that all dummies can use will in no way curtail the options > >> an experimented user has. > > > > TimeMachine. I think I already said that. There are also a number of > > rsync-based solutions for Macs if you Google for them. > > > > Why are we talking about Macs anyway? This is a Fedora list. > > Good question! Maybe I was talking about a solution the typical Mac > user could use with Linux? It never crossed your mind? Really? If you meant "any idiot like a Mac user" then, no it didn't. a) Plenty of very smart people use Macs, and b) "working like a Mac" is not, as far as I'm aware, a stated objective of the Fedora Project. Going back to the actual point I'm trying to make, a "real backup solution" should require *no* manual intervention on the part of the user once it's been properly set up. Apple's TimeMachine is an example, the various rsync+cron scripts out there are another. Manually copying files using K3B is not, so the question as to whether the files are "hidden" or not is simply a non-issue. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
