Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Aug 2004 14:33:13 +0200 | From | Helge Hafting <> | Subject | Re: silent semantic changes with reiser4 |
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Paul Jackson wrote:
>Helge wrote: > > >>So an old "tar" won't get this right as it will assume that an object >>is either file or directory. >> >> > >There are many backup apps, not just one. I've written a few myself, >none of which will ever be worthy of notice. The sourceforge >Topic.System.Archiving.Backup lists 335 projects at present. > >I find the idea that most backup tools and scripts will silently >stop working correctly to be pretty scary. > > They won't stop working, they will merely not support the new features. That is only a problem if you actually use those features. If all you have is plain files and plain directories - no problem. Not if files-as-directories are implemented right.
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