Hi all, I'm considering backing up to bzip2 instead of gzip (.tgz) to pack more on a single DVD. I'm getting close to 2 full DVDs, and I'd hate for my backups to span 3.
So in other words, tar cjvf mybup.tar.bz2 mydir instead of tar czvf mybup.tgz mydir My question is this: 20 years from now, will it be trivially easy to find software to decode bzip2. I'm sure it will be trivially easy to decode gzipped tars -- that's been a standard for years and years. Is bzip2 here to stay, or will it be dropped as years go by? I'm serious about this. I often look at computer programs I wrote in 1984. I still regularly use Micrografx Windows Draw drawings I made in 1992 (this remains my one major reason for keeping a Windows machine around). Will tar.bz2 be decodable in 20 years? Thanks SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Manager's Guide to Technical Troubleshooting * Twenty Eight Tales of Troubleshooting * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore http://www.troubleshooters.com/utp/tcourses.htm -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
