This may be prudent, but it may not be reality. If you were worried about resiliency, would you be using old or repurposed hardware to begin with?
I agree that CF's or USB sticks are a better choice, but the user base seems to be indicating that the floppy isn't dead yet. Tony Harry Lachanas wrote: > Imagine this scenario, > you have LEAF boxes spread all over your country, > would you trust floppy disks on your installations even with backups around? > > Floppy disk devices have movable parts, CFs don't, usb-sticks don't, > I personally haven't used any floppies for 4 years now, period. > > Regards, > Harry. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/