Il 09/03/2012 10:23, Kevin Wolf ha scritto: >> You make really good points on opening up the image file format. >> I see real value there in that it would foster development of >> other solutions around that format. The problem in this case is >> that StorageCraft's backup image format uses proprietary >> compression and encryption, and so, regrettably, we can't >> (currently) open up that code. > > This is an interesting statement. Not so much for compression, for > which I can't know how much better your solution is than common > algorithms. But I always thought that closed encryption algorithms > have to be considered bad, because using them would mean relying on > security by obscurity. Which probably everyone agrees is a bad idea.
And even for compression, having an open decompressor is usually a good idea. Some people have no problems with proprietary solutions but do not like lock in (and wonder what to do with their backups if StorageCraft disappears). Paolo
