Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: back up gentoo system

2008-05-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 8 May 2008 16:00:49 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On the other hand, sharing storage space makes a lot of sense. > > until someone accidentally deletes an important backup from the other > one ;) You don't think I'd trust anyone else with the backups, do you? ;-) -- Neil Bo

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: back up gentoo system

2008-05-08 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Donnerstag, 8. Mai 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 8 May 2008 13:21:28 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > uuh. Are you sharing your toothbrush too? > > Only when the battery goes flat in mine and I can't be bothered looking > for more, and only then when she isn't looking :) > > On the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: back up gentoo system

2008-05-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 8 May 2008 13:21:28 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > uuh. Are you sharing your toothbrush too? Only when the battery goes flat in mine and I can't be bothered looking for more, and only then when she isn't looking :) On the other hand, sharing storage space makes a lot of sense. --

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: back up gentoo system

2008-05-08 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Donnerstag, 8. Mai 2008, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 08 May 2008 09:55:50 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: > > >> To a backup device? Why? > > > > > > Don't Windows users need to backup? > > > > No. Not to a drive used for backups of Linux machines. > > Why? You could equally be saying that Lin

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: back up gentoo system

2008-05-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 08 May 2008 09:55:50 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: > >> To a backup device? Why? > > > > Don't Windows users need to backup? > > No. Not to a drive used for backups of Linux machines. Why? You could equally be saying that Linux users don't need to backup to a drive used for Windows

[gentoo-user] Re: Re: Re: Re: back up gentoo system

2008-05-08 Thread Michael Schmarck
Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 07 May 2008 17:16:01 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: > >> >> Why not put ext* or reiserfs or whatever on such a drive? >> > >> > Because you need to access it from Windows too? >> >> To a backup device? Why? > > Don't Windows users need to back