On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 01:57:20PM -0500, Isaac W Traxler wrote: > I curently use it as a backup soluton and I am quite happy with it. I have > extended it: ...
Great stuff, Isaac! As you point out, most of us have a stable solution, and our own tweaks, which would be great to share. I maintain dirvish.org, though don't develop the code myself. I would be glad to help someone move the information on the current website (and years of backups!) over to sourceforge and/or github, then transfer the domain ownership. I'm not getting any younger. I started dirvish.org when jwshultz disappeared, and a community of users has formed around it. My job is custodial - development is welcome, but the core functionality must be preserved, because so many of us depend on it. For a time, a modified version of dirvish was backing up kernel.org and mozilla - imagine breaking THOSE backups. So, I prefer to pass this on to those who agree to maintain a trustworthy stable branch as well as develop new capabilities. Color me cautious. We want to make install easier for new members of our community, but most of the setup errors we've seen stem from misunderstanding the idea of backup, not the admittedly clunky install and wierd config file formats. Personally, I would like to see far more capabilities for rapid recovery - that is when time is most precious. Maintenance of backups; deduplicating files, looking for faults, perhaps even aiding security and rootkit detection. Preparing for "when not if" backup drive failure. Extracting maximum value from the backups we labored to produce. Moving forward, compared to merely maintaining, will take more energy and skill than I have. But for someone with both, it will be a praiseworthy task and an accomplishment to brag about. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected] _______________________________________________ Dirvish mailing list [email protected] http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish
